Lord, Teach me to Lament

Psalms of Lament and Complaint help us to express ourselves to God when we are feeling sad, angry, and frustrated with our lives and world.

The God who searches for us and knows us

We like to play hide and seek with God in a variety of ways.  The Psalmist rejoices and is assured that there is no place we can hide from God.  We are never beyond God’s gracious gaze.

The One who knows and searches us

The Psalmist Praises God for knowing him intimately.  The Psalmist is assured and comforted by this.  The Psalm as a whole invites us to praise God as well to ponder how open and honest are we with God.

Remember!

We’ve all got a story to tell.  The Psalmist praises God for his link to the larger salvation history of his spiritual family.  In remembering God’s faithfulness in the past, the Psalmist is given to face whatever today and tomorrow brings.