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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.
This book has been a revelation to me! I have been a Christian for more than 50 years - the last few years have been a struggle in many ways and I had found myself no longer 'on speaking terms' with Father God. This book, in its exploration of the biblical practice of lament, offered me a way forward with the stepping stone of lament. It shows how to bring our 'complaints' to God. Our grief, pain, disappointments, sadness etc. And then be able to move forward to a place of hope and trust in Father God, even in ongoing ...situations. The book then moves on to show how we can help others through the practice of lament. I highly recommend this easy to read book and have been buying it for all my friends!
As I had started introducing my counsellees to the concept of lament I felt the need to dig into it further myself. This book exceeded my expectations. However I long for a short version that covers the main points that are summarised on pages 159-160 that could be lent to someone hurting who could not manage a comprehensive tome like this because they are still in a dark place struggling. Please could the author consider a mimi version like this. I can think of people I long to give that to.
Whether it is a significantly difficult season or just a tiredness of living in a broken world that causes you to struggle, or even if you want to think more about how the gospel can speak to our hurting world, read this book and discover the precious gift out Heavenly Father has given us to express the pain our hearts feel this side of Heaven. It is readable and applicable... imagine if in 2021 we rediscovered lament and let that shape our witness to a broken world. Find a friend or a spouse, or a book group and read it ...together, let lament enrich our love of our precious Saviour and confidence in His Sovereign control on our lives.
