lament
We had a worship seminar at church a while back now, and I remember there being discussion around the different forms of worship, ie - praise, thanksgiving, petition, lament and more. There was a comment made about lament being a tricky one as, first and foremost, there is simply not much material in terms of songs that focus on lament. There were other reasons discussed, briefly, about why it's not our primary choice for a Sunday morning service. It stayed with me, and has had me wondering if we are in a battle of sorts. Those who are content and joyful, and those heartbroken. Surely there is a myriad of inbetweeners here. But are those who are joyful able or willing to lament with those who are broken? Are those who are deep in grief physically and mentally able or willing to rejoice with those who are in a peaceful season? It comes naturally to assume it would take much more strength to be able to celebrate with someone while in mourning. Perhaps in a different way, it takes str
