Today’s guest is Sandra McCracken, a singer/songwriter and worship leader. She shares her experience with grief, resilience, and maintaining hope as a follower of Christ. The conversation digs into what lament looks like and how lament allows believers to acknowledge pain while still holding on to hope in Christ. Sandra shares her personal experience of what a gift communal lament is and how faith communities can support each other through structured services of lament.

This episode offers comforting insights and practical encouragement for anyone seeking to understand how faith sustains us in times of grief.

- Check out Sandra’s new book, Send Out Your Light (sandramccracken.com/sendoutyourlight)

- Be encouraged by Laura Story’s book, When God Doesn’t Fix It (perimeter.org/WhenGodDoesntFixIt)

- Listen to the hymn Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul by Anne Steele

- Check out the recent Digging Deeper episode: The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts (perimeter.org/podcast/the-holy-spirit-and-spiritual-gifts/)

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