Vocabulary of the Heart • What Poetry Taught Me About Prayer
I believe the very work of writing a prayer as poetry takes us deeper into our hearts, giving a new vocabulary to offer our longings to God.
Lament Posts
Exploring Lament
Reflections on Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy....
Liturgy of Disappointment: A Guided Lament with Music
A GUIDED LAMENT PLAYLIST Welcome to this lament playlist (approx. 35 minutes). You can access the songs on Spotify or by using the Youtube Videos below. These are six songs (7 including a quick benediction) and prayers that have led me...
Burden – Poetic Lament
fear nibbles at the edges of her soul, like a rat
aboard a sinking ship that leaks, lists and tips
because she has woken to face yet another
pain filled day, unrefreshed in every way
Lament Helps Us Find Strength and Take Heart
Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief.My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning;my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.I am...
