WHAT BIBLICAL LAMENT DOES

'Lament allows a person to do two critical things: to express the pain and bewilderment of suffering, and to do so in a way that maintains an orientation towards God.'

Steve Midgley, Understanding Trauma: A Biblical Introduction for Church Care, p.151.

LAMENT DEFINED

'Lament is the honest cry of a hurting heart wrestling with the paradox of pain and the promise of God's goodness.'

Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament, p.26.