Reliance

For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord,
plans for your welfare and not for harm,
to give you a future with hope.

Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me,
I will hear you.

When you search for me, you will find me;
if you seek me with all your heart,
I will let you find me, says the Lord,
and I will restore your fortunes
and gather you from all the nations
and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord,
and I will bring you back
      to the place from which I sent you into exile.

Jeremiah 29.11-32

When the Lord brought back the exiles of Sion,
we thought we were dreaming.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter;
on our tongues, songs of joy.
Then the nations themselves said,
“What great deeds  the Lord worked for them!”

What great deeds the Lord worked for us!
Indeed, we were glad.

Psalm 126:1-3