Quote by Christopher J.H. Wright

“Lament is a cry of belief in a good God. ... Complaint is the bitter howl of unbelief in any benevolent God...”

— Ann Voskamp

Lament is a cry of belief in a good God, a God who has His ear to our hearts, a God who transfigures the…

— Ann Voskamp

“Lamenting keeps us engaged with God. When we lament, we invite God into our pain so that we can know his comfort, and others…

— Vaneetha Rendall Risner

“Biblical lament is an honest, vulnerable expression of pain, a crying out to God in faith as we are suffering.”

— Cindee Snider Re

“What’s more, lament is a pathway. Honest expression to God makes way for God to come and work His real healing. Lament is a…

— Esther Fleece

“Lament challenges the church to acknowledge real suffering and plead with God for his intervention. The”

— Soong-Chan Rah

“Lament calls us to examine the work of reconciliation between those who live under suffering with those who live in celebration. Lamentations”

— Soong-Chan Rah

“For the complete biblical narrative to take root in our community, lament has to become a part of our story. Emmanuel Katongole emphasizes that…

— Soong-Chan Rah

“The world turns and the world spins, the tide runs in and the tide runs out, and there is nothing in the world more…

— Gary D. Schmidt

“The real problem is that this devaluing of lament often betrays our failure to admit that our suffering is real and painful. Our failure…

— Kelly M. Kapic

“Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not…

— Martin Luther

“People will rather pass by the weak, the lame, the beggars, the orphans, the tormented, the widows and take their large offerings to church,…

— Sunday Adelaja