Lament is a heartfelt expression of sorrow for the pain and suffering that we both experience and witness in the world around us. It is a broken-hearted cry out to God that the world is not as it should be. Lament is not simply a complaint, but an invitation to bring our broken hearts to God, to meet Jesus IN the grief, instead of trying to escape or whitewash over it. This week we invite you to dig deep into the sacred space of lament in various forms.

Monday – Wake Up, Jesus

Click Here to experience a 10 minute prayer and worship experience of lament.

Tuesday – The Weight Of Grief

Click Here to experience a 10 minute reflective prayer practice of lament, called The Weight Of Grief.

Wednesday – Jesus Wept

Click Here to be guided in a 9 minute breath prayer, called Jesus Wept.

Thursday – The Wounded Saviour

Click Here to be guided in an 8 minute reflection and worship practice, called Wounded Saviour.

Friday – Why Aren’t You Awake?

Click Here to engage in the practice of Lament through worship, with the song Why Aren’t You Awake?

Lament | Wake up Jesus

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Activities
Advent Resource

Join us by participating in our intergenerational Daily Advent Devotional this Christmas season as we prepare our hearts for the arrival of Jesus, this is designed for all in mind, ages 4 to 104! 

Reflection
Practicing Hope

Hope is the practice of looking at a bad situation in front of you, and believing hard that good can still win... 

Contemplations
Wounded Saviour

Think of the way that Jesus – the one who just literally conquered death and proved his dominance over mortality – reveals who he is to Thomas. Instead of Jesus performing another miracle to convince, He invites his disciple to touch his wounds....