and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. — Ephesians 5:2

Jeremiah wrote Lamentations in the ashes of a destroyed Jerusalem, and yet he found hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed — His compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness. If you're still breathing, it's because God's mercy held back what you deserved.