PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

“We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror.” — Jeremiah 14:19 There is a sorrow that can consume the heart, and there is a sorrow that can return it to God. Jeremiah does not hide the devastation before him. He does not soften it with easy words. The wound is grievous. Tears fall night and day. Peace had been hoped for, but peace did not come. Healing was expected, and instead there was terror. Yet somewhere within the lament, something