Reasonable Theology Podcast Learning to Lament | RTP 20
Jul 13, 2019
Mark Vroegop, lead pastor and author who learned grief through personal loss, guides listeners in the practice of lament. He defines lament as honest prayer in pain. Short segments explore biblical lament, its four-step pattern (turn, complain, ask, trust), how to lament without sin, pastoral care for the grieving, and ways to bring lament into worship and life.
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Lament Is Prayer That Leads To Trust
- Lament is defined as a prayer in pain that leads to trust.
- Mark Vroegop explains each word: it's prayerful, born of pain, a process, and its goal is renewed trust in God's sovereignty.
A Third Of Psalms Are Laments
- About one third of the Psalms are laments, yet many evangelicals don't recognize or sing this prayer form.
- Vroegop argues lament should be rediscovered because pain is endemic and Christians need this prayer language.
Personal Loss Sparked A Pastoral Lament Journey
- The stillbirth of Mark Vroegop's daughter in 2004 catalyzed his study of lament.
- He preached lament psalms after that loss; congregants responded saying the sermons described their past decade of struggle.
