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When Sorrow Becomes Prayer:
Understanding and Practicing Lament

Free 90-minute Workshop
What do you pray when sorrow leaves you struggling for words?
When suffering provokes grief, anger, confusion, or fear, we may be tempted to suppress what we’re feeling—or become consumed by it. But Scripture gives us another way. Through biblical lament, God invites us to bring our honest anguish directly to him in faith.

“When Sorrow Becomes Prayer” is a free 90-minute workshop designed to help you understand what biblical lament is, why it matters, and how to practice it in the midst of grief and pain. Together, we’ll explore how lament enables sorrow and faith to coexist in worship, how Christ’s grace welcomes us to bring our distress and anguish before God, and why the goal of lament is not to control our circumstances but to take refuge in the Lord.

And because lament is meant to be practiced—not merely understood—you’ll have guided opportunities to pause, reflect personally on what you’re learning, and begin putting it into practice by writing your own prayer of lament.
In This 90-Minute Online Workshop, You'll Learn
Why lament gives us a faithful way to respond to anger, grief, and confusion.
How lament helps us bring our honest emotions to God with humility and reverence.
Why Christ’s grace frees us to bring our weakness and anguish before God.
How lament helps us seek refuge in God rather than control over our circumstances.
A simple biblical framework for turning your own sorrow into a prayer of lament.
How to walk forward in faith after lament—when sorrow remains and life goes on.
Whether you’re walking through sorrow yourself or seeking to better care for someone who is, this workshop will equip you with a biblical framework for bringing pain into the presence of God.

Come with your Bible, something to write with, and whatever sorrow may be weighing on your heart. Together, we’ll learn how our cries of anguish can become prayers of faith.
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When Sorrow Becomes Prayer: Understanding & Practicing Lament
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Continue with Lament: Crying Out in Faith
If you’d like to continue practicing what you’ve learned in the workshop, Lament: Crying Out in Faith offers 31 days of Scripture-centered guidance for bringing your sorrow honestly before the Lord, savoring Christ’s grace in the midst of suffering, and waiting on him with hope.

Order now at P&R Publishing, WTS Books, 10ofThose, and Amazon.
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About Christine
Christine M. Chappell is an author, certified biblical counselor, and host of the Hope + Help Podcast for the Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship. Her resources offer gospel comfort and counsel to Christians navigating depression, sorrow, suffering, and difficult emotions. She currently serves as a council member for the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and is a regular speaker at women’s events and conferences.
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