The Building Church
June, 11 2023
Unlikely Worship: The Power of Lamentation in Loss and Grief
Locations & Times
Building Church
845 Slaughter Rd, Madison, AL 35758, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Unlikely Worship: The Power of Lamentation in Loss and Grief
Building Church
June 2023
Andrew Yarborough, PsyD
Building Church
June 2023
Andrew Yarborough, PsyD
We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world— the company of those who have known suffering.
- Helen Keller
Why talk about grief?
1.Shared Experience
2.Communal Support
3.Healing and Comfort
4.Faith and Hope
5.Educational Opportunity
6.Modeling Lament
Resilience and Growth
- Helen Keller
Why talk about grief?
1.Shared Experience
2.Communal Support
3.Healing and Comfort
4.Faith and Hope
5.Educational Opportunity
6.Modeling Lament
Resilience and Growth
Loss
Loss is the experience of parting with something or someone we hold dear. A universal human experience, loss comes in many forms. Below are some categories in which different types of loss can be classified:
1.Death
2.Relationship
3.Health
4.Identity
5.Material and Financial
6.Loss of Safety
7.Expectations
8.Loss of Opportunity
9.Loss of Community
10.Loss of Freedom
Loss is the experience of parting with something or someone we hold dear. A universal human experience, loss comes in many forms. Below are some categories in which different types of loss can be classified:
1.Death
2.Relationship
3.Health
4.Identity
5.Material and Financial
6.Loss of Safety
7.Expectations
8.Loss of Opportunity
9.Loss of Community
10.Loss of Freedom
Grief
Grief is a complex, multifaceted, natural response to loss.
We must view grief from a holistic perspective that includes a few primary dimensions:
1.Emotional
2.Physical
3.Cognitive
4.Social
Spiritual
Grief is a complex, multifaceted, natural response to loss.
We must view grief from a holistic perspective that includes a few primary dimensions:
1.Emotional
2.Physical
3.Cognitive
4.Social
Spiritual
Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement
Lamentation
Lamentation is the act of expressing our grief, our sorrow, and our questions. It's a form of prayer, a raw and honest conversation with God about our pain. Lament is an expression of grief that God welcomes.
Each of these experiences is different, but they all share common ground—they’re rooted in the reality of our human experience, our capacity to love, to attach, and consequently, to feel pain when there is detachment or death or loss.
The pathway to healing and restoration often leads us through the valley of lamentation
Lamentation is the act of expressing our grief, our sorrow, and our questions. It's a form of prayer, a raw and honest conversation with God about our pain. Lament is an expression of grief that God welcomes.
Each of these experiences is different, but they all share common ground—they’re rooted in the reality of our human experience, our capacity to love, to attach, and consequently, to feel pain when there is detachment or death or loss.
The pathway to healing and restoration often leads us through the valley of lamentation
Lamentation: Address and Introductory Cry
Identify the Lord as the person to whom you are addressing your complaint. Request His presence as you express what is on your heart.
Identify the Lord as the person to whom you are addressing your complaint. Request His presence as you express what is on your heart.
Lamentation: Complaint or Lament
Articulate the problem with which you are wrestling. Detail how it is affecting you, the pain it is causing, and ask the Lord for His help.
Articulate the problem with which you are wrestling. Detail how it is affecting you, the pain it is causing, and ask the Lord for His help.
Lamentation: Confession of Trust
Verbalize your trust in the Lord. Share your hopes that He will come to your aid, that He will be present with you in your situation.
Verbalize your trust in the Lord. Share your hopes that He will come to your aid, that He will be present with you in your situation.
Lamentation: Prayer for Deliverance
Request deliverance or God’s intervention in the problem.
Request deliverance or God’s intervention in the problem.
Lamentation: Praise
Offer praise and thanksgiving to God for His many blessings and faithfulness.
Offer praise and thanksgiving to God for His many blessings and faithfulness.
Kintsugi
