Done with Jeremiah! Yes. Today I moved onto Lamentations. Still lots of poetry (not my favorite) but a different mood at least.
I remember a few years ago I attended a lament worship service for the first time in my life. The whole purpose was to give worshipers a chance to cry out to God for the injustices that they had experienced or witnessed during their life. Stuff like sexual exploitation, the global effect of disease, malnutrition, and poverty. Personal impacts including lost of a loved one, abuse, and hard times were also folder for our "prayers of lament." It was a very interesting service.
I'm looking forward to my five chapters of Lamentations. I think more lament could be included in personal times of worship - not whining, but crying out to God and praising him in spite of our earthly situation.
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