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What It Means to Lament in Trying Times | EP47

February 06, 2025 • Carmen Horne • Season 3 • Episode 47

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What is the purpose of lament in the Bible? Is it still significant for us today? In this episode, Carmen and Kristine discuss the importance of lamenting and why it’s our best response when we’re blindsided by devastating circumstances.

Listen in as Carmen and Kristine share their personal experiences, discuss biblical examples of lament, and explain how it can help us through our most trying times.

Verses mentioned in this episode:

Lamentations 3.22-26

Job 13.15

John 11.21-22

Romans 8.26-27

Resources for more encouragement:

https://morethanyourself.com/blog/asking-god-hard-questions

https://lisaappelo.com/processing-grief-through-lament/

Carmen - https://carmenhorne.com/

Kristine - https://kristinebrown.net