Category Archives: Lament

Don’t Rush To Easter Sunday

Posted on April 16, 2022 by David Heflin

I am writing this post on Holy Saturday, a day that is engulfed by the anguish of Good Friday the day before and the victory of Easter the day after. On Friday, I began to see tweets and Facebook posts … Continue reading →

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Crying Out to God

Posted on December 19, 2019 by David Heflin

Those in chronic pain may have to wait for deliverance, but we cry out to him because we know that eventually God will rescue us! Continue reading →

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Worn — Finding Your Lament

Posted on September 11, 2018 by David Heflin

When you are dealing with chronic pain there is constant societal pressure to pretend it isn’t really all that bad. Some of that pressure may be imagined or perhaps simply unconscious projected expectations of the society around us. I know … Continue reading →