Rev. Dr. George Matheson, the blind pastor, wrote a hymn in 5 minutes that remains a favourite 135 years later – ‘O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go.'
He explained that its words were, “the fruit of suffering,” though for many, these lines resonate with hope: “I trace the rainbow through the rain / And feel the promise is not vain / That morn shall tearless be.”
What Matheson anticipated by faith in 1882, Jeremiah did almost 2500 years earlier after the fall of Jerusalem.
According to the conventions of Hebrew poetry, the most important truths are located in the centre of the work. It is therefore appropriate that in the middle of Jeremiah's 3rd lament (and this Book of Lamentations), he eventually reaches a place of comfort and hope.
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Ian Brown succeeded Dr Ian Paisley as minister of Martyrs Memorial in August 2013. Prior to this he pastored the Free Presbyterian congregation in Northern Ireland’s Maiden City, Londonderry, from 1987 to 2013. He is the author of several books, notably: “Belfast Boat – Titanic,...