Podcasts about lamentations

What's the difference between worldly sorrow and godly sorrow? Jeremiah has been called the weeping prophet. He was grief-stricken over the spiritual decline of God's chosen nation Israel, and he wrote about it in the book of Lamentations. His was a godly sorrow, one that motivated him to encourage Israel to repent. Stay with us now as Ron continues his teaching series, “The Ultimate Road Trip Through the Bible: The Major Prophets.”  

The Book of Lamentations is a book of sorrow. Thank God that the Bible speaks to us in our pain.

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Lamentations reflects poetically on the exile of Judah, the sacking of Jerusalem, and (most critically) the destruction of the temple. Exile presented a theological crisis for the people of God: What of God's promises to Israel? What of God's blessing upon the people - including land, security, a king on David's throne, and the promise of his presence among them? Without ever presenting easy answers to these difficult questions, and with barely a note of hope, Lamentations wrestles with how Jerusalem and her people could have been brought into such a desolate estate. Today we are in Lamentations 1:1-22.It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,  but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Ecclesiastes 7:2-4THREE LESSONSSin is the real problemSuffering is realRemember the long arc of God's storyFor life group discussion questions, visit: lifechurchnc.com/lamentations.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Lamentations March 08, 2026 Teacher: Pastor Dave Brown The message explains that many people look forward to Lamentations 3 because it finally introduces hope, but that hope has to be understood within the structure and emotional movement of the entire book. Lamentations doesn't offer quick fixes or simplistic spiritual answers; instead, it honestly portrays how real grief works. The book follows a chiastic structure — a literary “mountain” that rises toward a central point and then descends in reverse order. In Lamentations, the structure looks like this: A: Devastation B: Accusation C: Remembrance (the central peak) B': Reflection A': Petition This structure mirrors how sorrow actually feels: pain → hope struggle → pain again — but the second pain is different because it has been reshaped by remembrance. To illustrate, the speaker tells a story of a brutal bike climb up Smugglers Notch in Vermont. Reaching the summit felt like it should be the end, but instead the road immediately plunged downward into danger, rain, cold, and exhaustion. The lesson: reaching the “summit” didn't end the struggle, but it changed everything. That experience parallels the emotional journey of Lamentations 3. In the chapter, we hear an exhausted “strongman” voice say, “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope…” This moment is the theological summit — but the book doesn't end there. Pain returns in chapters 4–5. The city is still ruined. Exile is still real. But the heart posture has changed. Before remembrance, God felt like an enemy; after remembrance, the people can say, “Restore us, O Lord.” Hope doesn't erase hardship — it reorients the heart within it. Lamentations 3 shows that hope is not automatic. The strongman speaks hope to himself: “This I call to mind…” “I say to myself…” Hope is fought for, practiced, and rehearsed, not simply felt. The passage reveals three essential truths about biblical hope: Hope is intentional remembrance. He chooses to recall God's covenant love. Hope doesn't replace lament — it deepens it. Even after declaring God's faithfulness, he continues to speak honestly about affliction and waiting. Hope provides endurance, not instant relief. Waiting “quietly” for God is active, anchored perseverance. By the end, the writer's circumstances remain unchanged — Jerusalem is still in ruins — but something inside him has stabilized. That inner steadying is itself an act of grace. The message concludes by reminding us that many of us are somewhere on that mountain: climbing, descending, exhausted, or caught in unexpected weather. Lamentations gives permission to tell the truth about pain. Hope is not pretending everything is fine but speaking covenant truths into unfinished stories. The lament tree in the lobby symbolizes this: a communal place to name sorrow and reach for hope together. Finally, the message points to Christ, who personally entered lament and suffering. So when we rehearse hope through clenched teeth, we are not failing— we are walking the same honest path God Himself walked. The storm may persist, but God's mercies remain new every morning, and that is enough.

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When was the last time you experienced deep sorrow or grief? The prophet Jeremiah was grief-stricken over the spiritual decline of the nation of Israel. So he took pen to parchment and wrote the book of Lamentations, a passionate expression of sorrow or grief. But in the midst of all this sorrow, we find something else altogether. Hope. That's where Ron takes us today, to a place called Hope, as he continues his teaching series, “The Ultimate Road Trip Through The Bible: The Major Prophets.”  

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This year's Sunday School curriculum is the Old Testament (better titled the Hebrew Bible). And before too long, those of us who follow the Come Follow Me calendar will begin moving into the study of the prophets Isaiah through Malachi. For most Latter-day Saints, this is generally their least favorite months of study. They don't contain much narrative, action, or other things that keep readers' attention.  But are there profound lessons to be learned from the prophets and their writings? The wise and powerful writer Richard Rohr thinks so, and this episode features some of his approaches.  Latter-day Faith hosts Dan Wotherspoon, Terri Petersen, and Mark Crego have each recently finished his beautiful book, The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom in an Age of Rage and discuss their takeaways from Rohr's book, focusing on the way we presents the prophets as teachers, but also very much themselves "works in progress." Rohr even singles out two Hebrew Bible and one New Testament prophets as "unfinished" prophets. They also focus on one of the primary reminders in Rohr's book that prophets always come from "outside" a communities' power structure. And it must be so, because only someone not tied up in the various hierarchies (whether royal or religious/priestly) can truly look at the consequences/suffering inflicted upon others by their policies, teachings, and rites. It is very hard to worry about organizational and purity concerns and also see the big picture. Hence there is need for wise community members to critique what is happening and to offer paths it might follow to draw closer to its highest ideals and its covenant with God Rohr also argues that, as evidenced by their writings, each of the prophets have and are experiencing what he refers to as the "prophetic wisdom pattern": moving from "order" to "disorder" and then (in most cases) "reorder." When they notice failures in "order" they will become angry, railing on the failures of the leaders and community members. Others will exhibit great suffering themselves (such as in Jeremiah's Lamentations.") It is only after experiencing this great disorder themselves that they can and do begin to offer messages of hope. How can their lives and struggles be examples to us? Inspire us? Call us to learn to be truth-tellers who still very much love their communities? How might we be "faithful" and also voices who critique things in our circles from a place of love? It is rich material. Listen in as Dan, Terri, and Mark try to make sense of some of it!

Send us your feedback — we're listeningLamentations 3:22–23 — Jesus, As the Dawn Breaks, Let Your New Mercies Lift the Weight of Yesterday and Lighten My Spirit Live from Recife • Faro • Lubango • Pemba • Lima misericórdias novas • amanhecer suave • esperança renovada • new mercies • soft dawn • renewed hope Lamentations 3:22–23 (NIV): “Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” Matthew 6:34 (NIV): “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” Jesus, this early hour carries a different kind of quiet. It is not the heaviness of midnight and it is not the fear of the deep hours. It is the first breath of a new day, the moment when the night releases its grip and hope begins to rise again. Misericórdias novas. Amanhecer suave. Your Word tells me that Your mercies arrive fresh with every morning, not recycled, not fading, not weakened by yesterday's weight. They are new — as new as the sun that begins to climb over the horizon. And so I step into this dawn recognising that renewal does not come from my strength but from Yours. Jesus, I surrender the leftover anxieties of yesterday. I lay down every thought that tried to drain my confidence. I release every worry that attempted to carry itself into this morning. If yesterday felt heavy, Your faithfulness meets me here with the same strength that carried every generation before me. Let Your mercies wash over the tired corners of my mind. Let Your compassion settle beneath my breathing. Let hope rise slowly, gently, like the light spreading across the sky. Esperança renovada. Soft dawn. Renewed spirit. In this moment I receive what You are offering — a reset, a beginning, a new mercy for a new day. I pray for every listener across Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, and the Americas who rises now with questions, concerns, or emotional fatigue. Let them feel Your nearness in the quiet spaces before the world awakens. Lift the guilt they carried from yesterday. Lift the fear they project onto tomorrow. Lift the pressure that sits on the shoulders before morning routines even begin. Great is Your faithfulness, and in that faithfulness, we anchor our dawn. Jesus, teach me not to borrow tomorrow's trouble. Teach me not to revisit yesterday's frustrations. Teach me to live inside today's mercy. With every sunrise You rewrite the atmosphere of the heart. With every dawn You remind me that no darkness can outlast Your compassion. Let this morning become a turning point — restful, hopeful, steady — as I begin this day in the safety of Your renewal. Amém. fé em jesus, oração de paz, descanso para alma, coragem espiritual, confiança em deus, renovo diário, cura interior, oração para dormir, oração matinal, paz de cristo, devocional diáSupport the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 184 countries and 2,968 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network. This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month? Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it. You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.com. Together, we can keep prayer moving across the world. To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.uk. Buy me a Coffee

His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. — Lamentations 3:22-23 Have you ever lost sleep because your mind and heart were busy or burdened? You can lie down and try to fall asleep, but sleep won't come.Jeremiah surely knew what that was like. He often poured out his heart and soul to God and to his people, but most of the people ignored what he had to say as God's prophet. At times he was even put in prison for speaking God's Word.Jeremiah lamented over the people who denied God and persecuted him. The book of Lamentations is a brief collection of some of those laments. They are a companion piece to the narrative provided in the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah had done all he could to bring God's Word to his people, but it was not enough. Even so, one of the great hymns of faith—“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”—arises from the passage we have read for today.I have often wondered how a great song about faithfulness could be born out of lament. Yet this is a key insight for us to ponder. When times are good, we tend to forget about God and rely on ourselves. But when times are hard and we cry out to God in our struggles, we can often see God and his work more clearly. God's love, compassion, and faithfulness stand out against the darkness of sin and destruction.God is with us always, and he promises new beginnings and new life each day to all who seek him. “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” is a song we can sing every day! God of all days and nights, thank you for your faithfulness to us each day and throughout every season. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Today's message looks at several truths about God's unchanging nature that bring us hope and meaning. /// Scripture: Psalm 102:25–27, Lamentations 3:22–23, Malachi 3:6, Psalm 33:11, James 1:17, Hebrews 6:17–18 | Speaker: Bro. Danny Nance | Date Recorded: March 1st, 2026 | Running Time: 48:12

Send a textIn today's message we consider that as Christians we are entrusted with God's seed, which He intends to use for producing spiritual transformation in the lives of others.  We can't produce the transformation, that's God's work; but we can scatter the seed among our friends and neighbors by the way we live our lives and the testimony we leave with them.  Here are five observations about that process.Acts 8; John 4:39-41; Mark 4:26"Yet I still dare to Hope..." - Lamentations 3:21 PODCAST HOME: daretohopepodcast.buzzsprout.com/ EMAIL: hope@dare2hope.life FACEBOOK: Dare to Hope Ministries WEB: www.dare2hope.life BOOK: "Mapping a Life of Hope" Order here: https://a.co/d/0gj9wVif

Pastor Dan talks about how it's hard to trust God when we're waiting for things to happen, but we need to have faith in the quiet interlude. Scripture reading: Lamentations 3:19-33.

Lamentations reflects poetically on the exile of Judah, the sacking of Jerusalem, and (most critically) the destruction of the temple. Exile presented a theological crisis for the people of God: What of God's promises to Israel? What of God's blessing upon the people - including land, security, a king on David's throne, and the promise of his presence among them? Without ever presenting easy answers to these difficult questions, and with barely a note of hope, Lamentations wrestles with how Jerusalem and her people could have been brought into such a desolate estate. To begin our series, we will understand the historical context from 2 Kings 25:1-30.For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives. Hebrews 12:6“It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.” John 9:3“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” - C.S. LewisFor life group discussion questions, visit: lifechurchnc.com/lamentations.Life Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who treasure Christ, grow together, and live on mission. Salisbury, NCFollow us online:lifechurchnc.comFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Lamentations March 01, 2026 Teacher: Pastor Dave Brown A healthy spirituality is always an honest spirituality. Healing begins when hidden pain is brought from darkness into the light of God's presence and the care of a trustworthy community. My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within; my heart is poured out on the ground because my people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city. — Lamentations 2:11 What can I say for you? With what can I compare you, Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may comfort you, Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you? — Lamentations 2:13 A healthy spirituality is always an honest spirituality. The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. You walls of Daughter Zion, let your tears flow like a river day and night; give yourself no relief, your eyes no rest. Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at every street corner “Look, Lord, and consider: Whom have you ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the children they have cared for? Should priest and prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord? “Young and old lie together in the dust of the streets; my young men and young women have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered them without pity. — Lamentations 2:18-21 Pray as you can.  Not as you can't. — John Chapman A healthy spirituality is always an honest spirituality. Laments are prayers that erupt from wounds, burst out of unbearable pain, and bring it to language.  Laments complain, shout, and protest.  They take anger and despair before God and the community.  They grieve.  They argue.  They find fault…Although laments appear disruptive to God's world, they are acts of fidelity.  In vulnerability and honesty, the cling obstinately to God and demand for God to see, hear, and act. — Kathleen O' Conner God's silence in Lamentations leaves wounds festering, open to the air and possibly to healing.  The benefit of exposed wounds is that they become visible and unavoidable.  Left exposed, they require us to see, acknowledge, and attend to them, and then perhaps there can be energy to attend to the wounds of the world. — Kathleen O' Conner A healthy spirituality is always an honest spirituality. For you were once in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. — Ephesians 5:8-12 It is easier to let God heal my sinfulness than it is to let him heal my woundedness. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 A healthy spirituality is always an honest spirituality. Healing begins when hidden pain is brought from darkness into the light of God's presence and the care of a trustworthy community.

Lament matters because when we are shaken to our core it gives us language and voice to live into a more resilient and faithful form of discipleship. Lamentations 2:1-2,11-13 and Psalm 74:1-3, 10-12Reverend Dr. Matthew LakeMarch 1, 2026

Lamentations 3:21-23

Saturday is review day on The Daily Promise. Every Saturday, we review the promises of the week so we can allow them to go deep into our hearts and lives. Here are the promises we covered this week. 1 John 1:7 – You are Cleansed from Your Sin. Psalm 37:23 – My Delight is in God's Word. 1 Peter 5:7 – Place Your Cares on Jesus. Psalm 37:23 – Your Steps are Ordered by God. Lamentations 3:23 – Great is Your Faithfulness.

Evening lessons: Psalms 147; Lamentations 5; Romans 13.  Praise the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; indeed, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.

Today's Promise: Lamentations 3:23 In today's episode of The Daily Promise, we reflect on Lamentations 3:23. This is one of the most beloved assurances of God's faithfulness in scripture. Born out of sorrow and struggle, Jeremiah's words remind us that even in life's darkest seasons, God's love never runs dry. His mercies are not only sufficient, but they are renewed every single morning.   If you've ever felt discouraged by failure, weighed down by sin, or weary in your walk with God, this episode offers hope. You'll be reminded that you can never exhaust God's lovingkindness or out-sin His grace. Each new day is a fresh start, a new expression of His compassion and commitment to you.   Drawing inspiration from the timeless hymn "Great is Thy Faithfulness," we celebrate a God who remains steady when we are not. No matter your past or present, His faithfulness endures. He is unchanging, unfailing, and always enough.

Send a textA tenth‑century monk from the shores of Lake Van might be the mentor your spiritual life has been missing. We open the doors of Narek Monastery and step into the luminous world of Saint Gregory of Narek—poet, mystic, and Doctor of the Church—whose fierce honesty about sin and blazing love for Christ forged a path from lament to hope. His ninety‑five “conversations with God,” known as the Book of Lamentations, reveal how confession can heal, how adoration can inflame desire for holiness, and how the Eucharist becomes both medicine and banquet for tired souls.We share Gregory's story from his early formation under Abbot Anania to the quiet miracle of global recognition in 2015, when Pope Francis named him a Doctor. Along the way, we unpack the core themes that make his witness timeless: suffering that does not collapse into despair, mercy encountered as a living presence in Jesus Christ, and hope that rises from the wounds of the Savior. You'll hear how his Marian devotion—calling Our Lady Mother of Light and refuge of sinners—deepens his Eucharistic gaze, and why his image of the Church as a healing hospital speaks powerfully to anyone who has ever felt unworthy to pray.For listeners hungry for practical steps, we offer ways to weave Gregory's lines into the Liturgy of the Hours, moments of silence before Communion, and personal prayer. We also trace resonances with Western Carmelite spirituality, showing how Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross share Gregory's summons to interior surrender and bold intimacy with God. Whether you're planning a pilgrimage to historic Narekavank or seeking renewal at a local chapel, this journey maps a clear route: humility, honest lament, Eucharistic trust, and a steady walk toward the Sacred Heart.If this conversation stirs your hunger for deeper communion, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review to help others find their way to Gregory's healing wisdom.Saint Gregory of Narek's writingsOpen by Steve Bailey Support the showView all of our blog posts here https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Journeys of Faith brings your Super Saints Podcasts Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith we are actively increasing our reach and we are seeing good results for visitors under 40! Help us Grow! ***Our Core Beliefs*** The Eucharist is the Source and Summit of our Faith." Catechism 132 Click Here “This is the will of God, your sanctification.” 1Thessalonians 4“ Click Here ... lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven...” Matthew 6:19-2 Click Here...

Evening lessons: Psalms 145; Lamentations 4; Romans 12.  I will magnify you, O God my king, and I will praise your Name forever and ever.

Evening lessons: Psalms 143, 142; Lamentations 3; Romans 11.  Hear my prayer, O Lord, and consider my supplications; hearken to me, for your truth and righteousness' sake.

Join us this evening for A Quick 15-minute moment of devotion and prayer with Reverend Dr. Robert C. Scott from Psalm 27:13-14, Lamentations 3:25-26 NKJV

2/25/26 - Message by Pastor Eric Robinson

Tim and Mary take a look at the news cycle once again, and while it generally resembles all the news cycles, one thing we can count on is that in Jesus, His mercies are new every morning; this can never be true in the world. He is the faithful one, and no matter how tiresome this world becomes, the one thing God says we need is His mercy, not more dark news about man’s inhumanity to man. So we start there, and then try and make sense of this divisive, judgment ready world. Today we look at the continued blame for everything on white men who love Jesus;  Mike Huckabee’s attempt to reason with Tucker; and the world marching to the beat of Antichrist, especially in Europe where the spirit of the AC has preceded him. As interesting as it all is, and helpful to watch the times, Lamentations 3:22-26 says it all:  “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I hope in Him! The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” (NKJV)

Evening lessons: Psalms 141, 142; Lamentations 2; Romans 10.  Lord, I call upon you; hasten unto me, and hear my voice when I cry unto you.

Evening lessons: Psalms 137, 138; Lamentations 1; Romans 9.  By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered you, O Zion.

Do you define and apply Faithfulness to yourself as you do to others? Share. Make it a great day in the Love & Lordship of Christ (Galatians 5:22; Lamentations 3:22-23)!

Discipline, surrender, and grace are the missing rhythm for sustainable growth. You don't have to hustle harder or control every outcome. What if growth happens when you release what you can't control, take one disciplined step, and extend yourself grace when you stumble?Scripture reminds us to trust God with all our heart (Proverbs 3:5–6), that we've been given a spirit of self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7), and that mercy is renewed every morning (Lamentations 3:22–23).You are not behind. You are becoming.

Trigger Warning: Contains reference to infant deathThe Bible's darkest book just got darker.The fourth chapter of the Book of Lamentations makes for some harrowing reading as the writer is caught up in the wretched, slow death of a city under siege.With the horror of his situation all around him, he composes without doubt the bleakest chapter in the entire Bible. Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins MusicCover art by Lisa GoffSend any comments or feedback to contact@whollybuyable.comX: @WhollyBuyable

Have you ever had unwavering faith, prayed with everything inside of you, and still watched God not come through the way you believed He would?

Lamentations February 22, 2026 Teacher: Pastor Daniel Bunn LAMENTATIONS 1:1-7 Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem (587 B.C.) Tisha B'Av Lamentations is meant to be felt. "How?" Lamentations names the pain and looks it in the face. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long (Psalm 32:3) What is hidden cannot be healed. How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (Psalm 13:1) Lamentations invites us to name our pain before God. Truthfulness is not the absence of faith. Truthfulness requires deep faith. Where are you pretending everything is fine? What would it look like to be a little more honest? REVELATION 21:1-4

Sermons by Pastor Leo on Lamentations 1:1-2

Speaker: Brent Kercheville. The book of Lamentations takes the reader on a journey of grief. In our last lesson we introduced the concept that the people of God are frequently pictured as expressing their grief. More than one-third of the Psalms are considered psalms of lament and grief. The book of Lamentations contains five poems proclaiming grief on […] The post The Struggle of Grief (Lamentations 2) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:21-23).

We explore why biblical hope is more than crossed fingers and how to wait without quitting by anchoring to God's character, promises, and community. We share tools to keep hope alive, from remembering past faithfulness to scheduling worry time and speaking truth.• defining hope as confident trust in God's character• the weight of small burdens and why it feels heavy• Romans 8:25 and patience for what we do not see• Psalm 34 and Lamentations 3 reframing deliverance• delay versus denial with Sarah and Job• remembering past faithfulness to fuel today's hope• community over isolation using the fire log picture• practical tool: scheduled worry time to limit anxiety• speaking truth: God is still working“Have a worry time, set it aside, write those down, and have a time that you can worry all you want and have a grand old time in your worriness. And then when you get done with that time, leave it.”https://aarondegler.com/

The subversive discipline of lament allows us to engage God faithfully, and discover hope, by naming our honest complaints and requests before God.Lamentations 1:1-2, 9-11 and Psalm 13Reverend Dr. Matthew LakeFebruary 22, 2026

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Pastor Morné Marais teaches that doubt is a normal part of the faith journey—not the opposite of faith—and shows from Scripture that even the disciples worshiped Jesus and yet some doubted (Matthew 28:17). He uses Thomas in John 20 to explain that Jesus doesn't shame honest questions; he meets people where they are and calls them to believe. He also reads from Lamentations 3 to show that deep pain and hard questions can still lead to real hope in God's faithfulness.Kristin Hileman focuses on why people doubt (suffering, unanswered prayers, education/science, personality, broken trust, hypocrisy) and reminds the group that doubt has always existed. She contrasts Peter (whose doubt draws him closer to Jesus) with Judas (whose doubt pulls him away) to show doubt can either deepen faith or erode it. Practically, she urges believers to let doubt become growth, live with some mystery, keep the gospel central, examine sin/idolatry, and when helping others: lean in with presence, point to Scripture's laments when helpful, invite them into community, and pray “Lord, I believe—help my unbelief.”Support the show

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Learning the Language of Lament | Russell Brown

"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:21-23).

(Lamentations 3:22-24) Is your heart broken? Do you know someone with a broken heart? God steps into brokenness. Discover the story behind this unique book and the message of hope found right in the middle. Jeremiah was a faithful prophet, yet also a man who experienced the pain of loss and grief. Yet, God provided hope. (10035260210) Join our study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/ Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org. Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

Anna is one of the Bible's most unusual women. She, along with a man named Simeon, had spent a lifetime in loyal service to God and was finally able to meet her Messiah. Though only three verses give us all the information we have about her, it's sufficient to get a profile of her.I. SpiritualII. VenerableIII. SingleIV. FaithfulV. VocalTalk with God: Meditate on Lamentations 3:25–26 this week, and surrender the things you've been holding too tightly, trusting the Lord and His perfect timing.Talk with others: Encourage your Connect Group to remain deeply rooted in God's Word as they walk through their present season.Talk with kids: Why is knowing God and following Him most important?