If you're joining me here from my Epistle post: welcome! If you'd like to receive my Epistle updates, please just send me an email. Here is the assignment I gave on writing a lament, a very helpful practice for this very unexpected and challenging season. LITERARY CLASSICS - THE CONFESSIONS LAMENT 2020 A PRACTICE OF LAMENT Psalms - the Prayerbook of the people of God - are the story of human response to the action and presence of God. 67 of the 150 Psalms are lament. Lament is honestly bringing the brokenness of the world to God, clinging to God’s history of meeting brokenness with redemption and grace. Psalms of lament are very direct speech and very demanding, not polite. The Psalms refer generally to “enemies” - anything that is against us and against God. They ask not “why?” but “how long?” They demand a response from God - because of who God is, who He has shown himself to be. Questions for reflection before writing: What is the difference for you between “why” and “how