Lamentation

Lamentation

Let’s listen to some words of lament from two people discussing anger toward God:

PERSON 1: Hey my friend, why so glum?

PERSON 2: Oh, you know, work’s not going well; I’ve got family issues, and my marriage is on the way out.

PERSON 1: So life is hard, but God is good, right?

PERSON 2: If you say so.

PERSON 1: What do you mean? You can’t blame all your problems on God.

PERSON 2: Why not? If God’s so good and so powerful, why is he allowing life to dump all this stuff on me?

PERSON 1: I think you need to pray about all this.

PERSON 2: Maybe I do, but I don’t think God would like what I have to say to him right now. God’s not treating me fairly.

PERSON 1: It’s not right to pray like that!

PERSON 2: Why not? You think God wants me to lie to him?

PERSON 1: Well no, but, but, (emphatically) who do you think you are?

PERSON 2: I think I’m one of God’s children, but a pretty angry one.

PERSON 1: Well maybe you should start your prayer by praising God as your heavenly Father. PERSON 2: I’d rather start by telling him about my anger!

Dialogue improvised after this.

Our prayer is from Proverbs 3: 5 & 6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight!”

Narrated by Ralphine Hood and Bernice Howard. Produced and recorded by Sam Barto.