Psalms of communal Lament – Psalm 137 On Friday morning, just as I was about to start this sermon on the communal psalms of lament, our third in this series, I had a call from BaptistCare who are writing a short piece on this church’s support for Tara’s Angels, the Read more…
Psalm 13:1-6 (NRSV) Introduction A well-known verse in Ecclesiastes tells us that there is “a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (3:4) The trouble is, most churches today can celebrate well, but aren’t very good at lamenting, at least Read more…
Psalms of Lament – Psalm 88 As I was preparing for this sermon and this short series over the next three weeks on the psalms of lament, a song by the Christian musician, Ken Medema, kept coming back to me. If this is not a place where tears are understood, Read more…