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Wessel Bentley | Read Psalm 137:1-9 , Read Lamentations 1:1-6
Our readings from Lamentations and the Psalms reflect on the same historical events from two different perspectives. The Babylonian Empire conquered Judah, leaving the capital city of Jerusalem desolate and in ruins. Many of its citizens were taken into captivity.
Lamentations was written as if the narrator stood outside the...
Almighty God, when I don’t have words, you assure me that you know my innermost thoughts. Help me to put my feelings into sounds and symbols so that I can start making sense of life’s surprises. Amen.
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