About this episode

This episode explores a psalm of communal lament, emphasizing the importance of expressing grief and seeking God's attention through brutal honesty.

We look at a second psalm of disorientation - this time a song of communal lament. We know what it is like to feel communal loss -- and in these psalms the psalmist is willing to say just about anything to get God's attention. Perhaps we can be encouraged by this brutal honesty and see it as an act of bold faith.

Topics covered

• psalms
• communal lament
• faith
• loss
• honesty

Keywords

• psalm
• lament
• communal loss
• faith
• honesty

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Books & works: The Psalms

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