Jeremiah - hope and depression

Amazing!  Did you know that the words from Jeremiah 29:11 came from the guy known as the "weeping prophet".  Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah lived in a very difficult period of time.  Jerusalem was sacked, the temple was destroyed, and the people of Judea were being taken away to Babylon.  If anyone ever had reason to be depressed, it was Jeremiah.  But the weeping prophet didn't give up hope.  He remembered the promise of the Lord and delivered a message of hope to hopeless people.  Regardless of your situation today, there is hope when yo turn to the Lord.