The Language of Lament
We can’t escape grief, pain or suffering—but Scripture gives us a way to respond.
by Captains Barbara and Mark Stanley
If we’ve learned anything from the COVID-19 nightmare of 2020, it’s that we can’t escape pain or suffering. This has been a year of suffering on a global scale, a year when we learned the true meaning of lament, described by theologian N.T. Wright as “asking the question ‘why’ in the midst of our suffering and not getting an answer.”