Megillat Eikha 4 - Chapter 3, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom

Frustrated in his attempts to get the city to turn inwards, to find solace in God's everlasting kindness and to have the courage to look inwards, repair her ways and commit to turn back to God's ways, the mekonen shares his own painful story of abandonment, desolation and darkness - and his realization that turning his fortunes around was up to him. Having shared this, he then turns to the bereft populace and encourages them to look inwards and upwards; combining self-reflection with heartfelt prayer. Does it work?