Preparing for Lament
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What comes to mind when you hear the word Lament?
What comes to mind when you hear the word Lament?
Lament as a noun is a passionate expression of grief or sorrow or an expression of regret or disappointment; a complaint.
Lament as a noun is a passionate expression of grief or sorrow or an expression of regret or disappointment; a complaint.
Lament as a verb is the action of expressing ones regret or disappointment over something considered unsatisfactory, unreasonable, or unfair, or expressing ones deep grief.
Lament as a verb is the action of expressing ones regret or disappointment over something considered unsatisfactory, unreasonable, or unfair, or expressing ones deep grief.
Do you create space in your life to lament?
Do you create space in your life to lament?
How do you lament?
How do you lament?
The goal is to learn how to talk with God in lament .
The goal is to learn how to talk with God in lament .
Finding an explanation or a quick solution for grief, while an admirable goal, can circumvent the opportunity afforded in lament— to give a person permission to wrestle with sorrow instead of rushing to end it. Walking through sorrow without understanding and embracing the God-given song of lament can stunt the grieving process.
Vroegop, Mark. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy (p. 19). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting in God’s sovereignty.
Vroegop, Mark. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy (p. 21). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
Lament is how we bring our sorrow to God. Without lament we won’t know how to process pain.
Vroegop, Mark. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy (p. 21). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
Lament is how Christians grieve. It is how to help hurting people. Lament is how we learn important truths about God and our world.
Vroegop, Mark. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy (p. 21). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
This book charts a course for our journey. It will take us through an exploration of four lament psalms and the one biblical book dedicated to the subject: Lamentations. In part 1, I’ll try to help you learn to lament. In part 2, I hope to show you what we learn from lament. And finally, in part 3, we’ll explore how to live with lament—lament— both personally and with others.
Vroegop, Mark. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy (p. 22). Crossway. Kindle Edition.