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Jeremiah 45:3

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You have said, ‘I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven’t I had enough pain already? And now the Lord has added more! I am worn out from sighing and can find no rest.’

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“My complaint today is still a bitter one, and I try hard not to groan aloud.

How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar.

Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.

I hear the tumult of the raging seas as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.

I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears.

My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies.

I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.

If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:

My grief is beyond healing; my heart is broken.

If only my head were a pool of water and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for all my people who have been slaughtered.

“He has sent fire from heaven that burns in my bones. He has placed a trap in my path and turned me back. He has left me devastated, racked with sickness all day long.

“Look at all their evil deeds, Lord. Punish them, as you have punished me for all my sins. My groans are many, and I am sick at heart.”

Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up.

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.




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