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Description
Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God's goodness.
Lament is how we bring our sorrow to God--but it is a neglected dimension of the Christian life for many Christians today. We need to recover the practice of honest spiritual struggle that gives us permission to vocalize our pain and wrestle with our sorrow. Lament avoids trite answers and quick solutions, progressively moving us toward deeper worship and trust.
Exploring how the Bible--through the psalms of lament and the book of Lamentations--gives voice to our pain, this book invites us to grieve, struggle, and tap into the rich reservoir of grace and mercy God offers in the darkest moments of our lives.
Table of Contents:
Foreword: Joni Eareckson Tada
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Life in a Minor Key | A Personal Journey
Part 1: Learning to Lament | Psalms of Lament
- Keep Turning to Prayer | Psalm 77
- Bring Your Complaints | Psalm 10
- Ask Boldly | Psalm 22
- Choose to Trust | Psalm 13
Part 2: Learning from Lament | Lamentations
- A Broken World and a Holy God | Lamentations 1-2
- Hope Springs from Truth Rehearsed | Lamentations 3
- Unearthing Idols | Lamentations 4
- A Roadmap to Grace | Lamentations 5
Part 3: Living with Lament | Personal and Community Applications
- Making Lament Personal
- Let Us Lament
Conclusion: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy | The Journey Ahead
Appendix 1 Twenty Complaints
Appendix 2 Psalms of Lament
Appendix 3 Learning-to-Lament Worksheet Appendix 4 But, Yet, And
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index
