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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...

them off the cliff of their anger or out of the cave of hiding their honest struggles. Biblical lament offers an alternative. Through godly complaint we are able to express our disappointment and move toward a resolution. We complain on the basis of our belief in who God is and what he can do. As I said in chapter 1, the premise of this book is that, while crying is human, to lament is Christian. Lament is how those who know what God is like and believe in him address their pain. God is good, but
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