Jeremiah's Lament: Freedom, Faith and Fortitude

Jeremiah is the most autobiographic of Israel's prophets. He opens up his heart before God expressing his anguish in the face of his troubles. His own countrymen are seeking his life and he deeply feels the injustice of a time when the wicked are prospering and the righteous are made to suffer. Jeremiah's laments before God are an example of the benefits of laying before the Lord the reality of our pain and troubling thoughts in a way that doesn't abandon faith, but allows us the freedom to bring to him our believing complaints and struggles and to find real answers to our deepest questions.