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#7 We Believe!
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Sorrow doesn’t mean you’ve lost faith; it means you’ve loved deeply enough to tell the truth. Naming our losses can be both spiritual and practical. Psalm 137 shows what happens when a community refuses euphemism, resists denial, and chooses to face reality with courage. That choice isn’t about wallowing; it’s about setting the stage for healing, responsibility, and real hope.
In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about what we learn from Psalm 137. They discuss the tension between emotional performance and emotional honesty, and why the psalms offer a vocabulary for the full range of human experience: doubt, trust, anger, and gratitude. They unpack how the power of a single voice can serve the entire community by helping others see afresh. Listen in for the full conversation.
Read For Faith, the companion devotional.
Chapters
1. The Courage To Lament (00:00:00)
2. We Believe Sorrow Forms Us (00:01:05)
3. Psalm 137: Naming Captivity (00:02:31)
4. Emotional Honesty Over Performance (00:05:10)
5. Loving A Nation While Lamenting (00:07:15)
6. Personal Grief And Community Care (00:09:50)
7. Lament Without Consensus (00:11:05)
8. Practicing Lament Together (00:13:48)
9. From “I’m Sorry” To New Beginnings (00:16:00)
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