Monday, March 13, 2006

Praise and Cursing

Sing to GOD! All praise to GOD!
He saves the weak from the grip of the wicked.

Curse the day
I was born!
The day my mother bore me--
a curse on it, I say!
Jeremiah 20:13-14.

In two verses Jeremiah goes from praise to cursing, one often gets the impression that the spiritual life is all about praise, I deeply appreciate the laments in scripture, the freedom to rage against God as at the start of Jeremiah famous lament
You pushed me into this, GOD, and I let you do it.
You were too much for me.
And now I'm a public joke.
They all poke fun at me.
I wonder if we could create space for lament in Church, to let people know it's ok to hurt and tell God about it in very direct terms.

- Peace

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