The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Lamentations 3:17-25, “My soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness.
18 So I say, “My strength has perished, and so has my hope from the LORD.”
19 Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness.
20 Surely my soul remembers and is bowed down within me.
21 This I recall to my mind; therefore, I have hope.
22 The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.”
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.”

We all experience the absence of peace and happiness from
time to time, causing us to lose hope that anchors us to the LORD. The loss of friends is sometimes the loss of hope. Sick-ness itself often crowds out joy; yet, the lovingkindnesses of the
LORD never cease.

Hope anchors to the soul. He is our strength and stay: a very
present hope in time of trouble. “…I trust in the LORD. I will
rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, Because You have
seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul…”
(Ps. 31:6-7).

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your
own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5-6).

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom