In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Mark Vroegop about his Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy Devotional Journal. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are:

• What is biblical lament? What are the four major/common components of this kind of prayer?

• What does it mean to "receive the grace of lament?"

• Why are we sometimes reluctant to talk to God about our problems? How might we overcome that apprehension?

• How does Psalm 42 help us to understand the concept of "languishing" and what it looks like to hold conflicting emotions in tension?

• How does practicing lament help us shift from "urgent request to urgent worship?"

• Why is it important for penitential laments to become a regular part of our spiritual rhythms?

• What are "justice-seeking" laments and why are they helpful to rehearse?

• How might we realistically measure "healing progress" as we practice lament after loss?

View the full show notes & links for this episode: https://ibcd.org/lament-mark-vroegop

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