Selwyn starts today’s study with these words: “Another matter we need to face as participants in God’s big story is this: we must be willing to lament.”
What is lament? From the Macquarie Dictionary: 1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for; mourn for or over. 2. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow or sad regret. 3. an expression of grief or sorrow. In the context of today’s study; it is to express sorrow over the injustice, the lost, and the suffering that we see on a daily basis – within our world.
He writes: “Few of today’s secular writers (news commentators, current affairs presenters) are ready to mourn the violation of moral principles. And why? Because generally speaking such things as truth, righteousness and love are not taken seriously in today’s world. What counts is ‘news’. People cry out for facts, and often are not interested in the underlying ethical issues.”
Why is this so? Perhaps, because these same people have lost their ability to recognise truth and moral principles! What do you think?
The power of lament
Selwyn starts today’s study with these words: “Another matter we need to face as participants in God’s big story is this: we must be willing to lament.”
What is lament? From the Macquarie Dictionary: 1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for; mourn for or over. 2. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow or sad regret. 3. an expression of grief or sorrow. In the context of today’s study; it is to express sorrow over the injustice, the lost, and the suffering that we see on a daily basis – within our world.
He writes: “Few of today’s secular writers (news commentators, current affairs presenters) are ready to mourn the violation of moral principles. And why? Because generally speaking such things as truth, righteousness and love are not taken seriously in today’s world. What counts is ‘news’. People cry out for facts, and often are not interested in the underlying ethical issues.”
Why is this so? Perhaps, because these same people have lost their ability to recognise truth and moral principles! What do you think?