Whether you joined live or weren’t able to attend, you can watch the full workshop here. Set aside about 90 minutes for the teaching and guided reflection exercises, with additional time if you’d like to listen to the extended Q&A.
Workshop Recording &
Additional Resources
Continue learning about and practicing biblical lament beyond the workshop
Watch the Workshop Recording
Articles
If you’d prefer to reflect more slowly, these written pieces explore similar themes with added depth and clarity.
Encouraging Women to Pour Out Their Hearts to God
Consider how Scripture invites women to bring their sorrows, frustrations, and fears honestly before the Lord—and how we can help them put words to their distress, cry out to God in faith, and find refuge in him.
What Do We Do After Lament?
Explore how to guide people beyond the expression of sorrow—encouraging next steps of trust, obedience, and endurance when circumstances remain unchanged, helping them remain anchored in Christ over time.
Connecting Depressed Moms to Biblical Lament
Learn how to connect the realities of depression with the practice of lament—helping women bring their burdens honestly to God while receiving his compassion in the midst of exhaustion and discouragement.
Go Deeper: A Guided Path Through Lament
Lament: Crying Out in Faith offers a 31-day, Scripture-centered path for continuing what we’ve begun in this workshop. Through reflections on the Psalms, you’ll learn to bring your sorrow honestly before the Lord, savor the grace of Christ, and keep crying out in faith as you wait on him with hope.
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Videos
If it’s helpful to hear these ideas discussed further, these video resources offer additional perspective and encouragement.
FamilyLife Today Interview on Grief, Lament, & Depression
In this conversation with hosts Dave & Ann Wilson, Mark Vroegop and I reflect on how to help others move from honest sorrow toward steady trust—equipping them to endure hardship without disconnecting from God.
Webinar Replay: Lament in Counseling Care
Learn how to help counselees navigate suffering through biblical lament, moving from “roars of rage” to cries of faith as they learn to engage God honestly, take refuge in him, and grow in Christ-centered dependence.
Hard to Hope Private Video Library
Access a private library of Scripture-centered conversations for seasons of grief, discouragement, and ongoing suffering. If you’re looking for support beyond the one-time resources on this page, these videos are available inside my subscriber library.
Women's Conference Livestream Recording
This livestream contains two conference messages: Praying in Pain and Realistic Contentment. The first message discusses understanding and practicing biblical lament in a more detailed way, and the second combs through Psalm 73 to explore how we can find peace in the midst of inner conflict.
Need help expressing lament in seasons of depression?
My book, Midnight Mercies: Walking with God Through Depression in Motherhood includes an appendix on the topic, as well as biblical reflections to help you bring your burdens honestly to God.
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Printables
For something more tangible, these print resources are designed to help you or those you serve engage these truths more personally.
Listening to Sorrow
This card offers a simple framework for listening more attentively to those walking through sorrow, helping you discern how grief is shaping their heart, hope, and relationship with God over time.
Four Movements of Biblical Lament
Drawing from Psalm 13, this card serves as a guide for personal prayer as it presents the four major components of biblical lament.
8 Truths to Remember in the Midst of Sadness
This double-sided card references eight common lies we may find ourselves believing as we navigate sorrow, and counters them with biblical truth.
Lament in Depression Worksheet
This collection of bonus resources from my book, Midnight Mercies, contains a worksheet that helps sorrowers to build a prayer of lament of their own. Also includes a Scripture reading and memorization plan based on the book.
"Clinging to Hope" Scripture Handout
This handout contains a collection of Bible verses that encourage sorrowers to take hold of the hope set before them in God. Can be used for personal study and memorization.
Learning to Lament Worksheets
This bonus material from my minibook, Help! I've Been Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder, includes a brief introduction to biblical lament as well as an outline for building one and a handout of Scriptures about waiting on God.
Continue Receiving Encouragement
If this workshop has been helpful to you, I’d love to stay connected. I regularly share Christ-centered reflections and resources for walking through sorrow, depression, doubt, and other difficult emotions with faith and hope. Subscribe to receive new articles, resources, access to live encouragement calls, and ministry updates by email.