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Costly Love
Marion Clark
Lamentations 3:19-26
19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
21 But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;?
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 ''The Lord is my portion,'' says my soul,
''therefore I will hope in him.''
25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
JandF, some of your guests may be scratching their heads at your choice of Scripture. One doesn't normally think of Lamentations for a wedding ceremony, unless it is the bride's father! But the portion you have chosen is very fitting as one begins marriage. Let's go through it.
19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
These are words that we who are older are more likely to identify with. As we grow older, we tend to look back at the sorrows of life and regret some of the things we have done. For sin is inevitable, and we in our human frailties fail often in what we know to be right and honorable. King David spoke of the same thing in one of his psalms: ''Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions... for your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great'' (Psalm 25).
People deal with guilt in a couple of ways. Some try to downplay their sin and guilt, and they can be successful to a degree trying to do that. But usually there is that inner guilt that stays with them, troubling them. They know they are not what they should be. They know they have done wrong, but they also can't face it. There are others who despair over their sin and guilt. They may even despise themselves. That may be a more hone ...
Marion Clark
Lamentations 3:19-26
19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
21 But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;?
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 ''The Lord is my portion,'' says my soul,
''therefore I will hope in him.''
25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
JandF, some of your guests may be scratching their heads at your choice of Scripture. One doesn't normally think of Lamentations for a wedding ceremony, unless it is the bride's father! But the portion you have chosen is very fitting as one begins marriage. Let's go through it.
19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
These are words that we who are older are more likely to identify with. As we grow older, we tend to look back at the sorrows of life and regret some of the things we have done. For sin is inevitable, and we in our human frailties fail often in what we know to be right and honorable. King David spoke of the same thing in one of his psalms: ''Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions... for your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great'' (Psalm 25).
People deal with guilt in a couple of ways. Some try to downplay their sin and guilt, and they can be successful to a degree trying to do that. But usually there is that inner guilt that stays with them, troubling them. They know they are not what they should be. They know they have done wrong, but they also can't face it. There are others who despair over their sin and guilt. They may even despise themselves. That may be a more hone ...
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