Most biblical laments follow a pattern as God takes grieving people on a journey. This poetic odyssey usually includes four key elements: (1) an address to God, (2) a complaint, (3) a request, and (4) an expression of trust and/or praise.7 For the purposes in this book, I’ll use four words to help us learn to lament: turn, complain, ask, and trust. Part 1 explores these steps, helping us to know what they are and how to put them into practice. Each step of lament is a part of