Sometimes all we can do is lament.
The collection of texts this week seem to focus on the plight of the helpless. These are difficult texts. I know, in my own ministry as Dean of the Chapel at Luther Seminary, this week we are going to take time to have a liturgy of lament.
Blessings on your week of study, preaching, and teaching.
Where is God When Things are Bad?
This week we hear Job crying out to God in pain. He has no answers. He simply, bitterly cries out. Sometimes that is all we can do. The Psalms this week also carry the words of lament.
Jesus Knows Our Suffering
The passage in Hebrews reminds us that Jesus knows our sufferings. Therefore, he is a high priest that can come before God for us. We can find comfort in that.
Hannah’s Prayer
The Narrative Lectionary jumps to the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1-2. She prayed to God that she would be able to have a son. When she became pregnant she dedicated her son, Samuel, to the service of the Lord. Her prayer is very similar to Mary’s prayer in Luke 1.
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For the Revised Common Lectionary
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Job Cries out to God in Job 23:1-9, 16-17
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Amos Confronts Corruption in Israel in Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
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Jesus is a High Priest Who Knows Our Pain in Hebrews 4:12-16 (Download Hebrews study HERE)
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The Rich Man in Mark 10:17-31
For the Narrative Lectionary
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Hannah’s Prayer in 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10
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This is so good. It’s pastorally perceptive, practical and Bible rooted. Well done.
Thanks!