Biblical lament is an honest, vulnerable expression of pain, a crying out to God in faith as we are suffering.

True lament isn't an expression of weakness, whining or self-pity. It's an authentic expression of faith.

God has graciously sewn laughter into our days, bright moments tucked among the shadows of illness and pain, and while those moments don't change our circumstances, they can lessen our pain and shift our hearts toward joy.

Could illness and pain hold greater purpose than we imagine?

He spoke three simple sentences and I understood why my injuries are permanent. Every hard moment, all the pain, had prepared me to walk beside my son. In a heartbeat, it was worth it. A decade later, it still is.

Often when we seek comfort, what we long for is healing. If God removed the pain, frustration, discomfort or illness each time we sought His comfort, would we be drawn to Him out of love or simply opportunity?