Through the Lord’s mercies, we are not consumed, because his compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul.

When I read that verse [Lamentations 3:23 in the Old Testament] that says His mercies are new every morning, I remember thinking, well, I just slept through my whole morning.” ...

Together, they celebrate the incomparable love that Christ has for us. They remind us that “the mercies of the Lord are new every morning.” Breaking bread together is a familiar act.

The prophet Jeremiah’s rhythmic use of parallelism bound by absolutes makes clear that God’s love never ceases, his mercies never end, and, what’s more, his grace is renewed every morning. The ...

Each day, the sound that had announced new-morning guilt now spoke a better word. All hail the rooster, that fine-feathered herald of forgiveness, that nitwitted megaphone of new-morning mercies.