Lamentations
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October 2, Ordinary 27C (Lamentations 1:1–6)
These days it seems there are more and more opportunities for collective lament.
A church made of dust
After each service, I sweep up the dirt, specks of plastic, and tendrils of hair.
The theological work of antiracism needs to include lament
The Bible shows us what to do with our frustration, outrage, and complicity.
Desolation and compassion
Our texts du jour include passages from Lamentations and Habakkuk that lament or anticipate the desolation of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. What’s it like when calamity or God’s judgment leaves the land, the houses or the people desolate?
Desolation and compassion
Our texts du jour include passages from Lamentations and Habakkuk that lament or anticipate the desolation of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. What’s it like when calamity or God’s judgment leaves the land, the houses or the people desolate?
Displacement and fear
As wildfires raged nearby, the lectionary readings spoke to the uncertainty and fear of being displaced.
Displacement and fear
As wildfires raged nearby, the lectionary readings spoke to the uncertainty and fear of being displaced.