The Book of Lamentations reflects the experience of an individual who had seen and experienced the violence and the brutality that occurred in Jerusalem during its conquest by the Babylonian army in 587 BCE. He probably lived in the city during the long months of the siege, a siege that deprived the people of the… Continue reading Lamentations Chapter 1: Lamenting and Mourning for Zion
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Blessed — grateful, yet grieving
I recently bought a candle for a friend for her birthday that simply said, “Blessed”. There were other candles that had single words on them, but I liked this one. One word can hold multiple meanings. Our culture defines being blessed when our lives look a certain way, things are going well and nothing difficult… Continue reading Blessed — grateful, yet grieving