Lament has been used by God’s people for generations to give language to their hearts in the middle of suffering and loss. Lament be elongated or brief, imaginative or simple. The following pattern gives common elements found in Scripture. It creates a pathway to lament. Lament is meant to be both expressed in honesty and humility. Honesty, because lament permits us to speak openly to God about the troubles we are facing. And humility, because the goal of lament is to lead us to place our trust in God. May this pathway become like a staircase that lifts you from the pit of despair to the sanctuary of the God of all comfort.
Examples of laments in Scripture: Psalms: 3-5, 7, 10, 13, 17, 22, 25-26, 28, 31, 39, 42-43, 54-57, 59, 61, 64, 70-71 77, 86, 120, 141-142.
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