Jill Firth: Seminar on Lament
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The Reverend Doctor Jill Firth is a Lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament at Ridley College, and her doctoral thesis was on Lament in the Psalms. The seminar will be offered in person and via zoom.In our churches around Easter you may have heard the adage: "We are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song." That's true. But the reality is that life is not a paradise of ease. Nor is faith an always easy journey. The Psalms affirm this, encapsulating a wide range of human experience and emotion in conversation with God. It's appropriate that we lament, that we mourn the sad circumstance of life. The Psalms are full of instances of the psalm-writer (or singer) wailing to God about the adversity they are experiencing - even to the point of "my tongue cling[ing] to the roof of my mouth" as in Psalm 22. In Psalm 44, the community grieve, "you handed us over like sheep to be eaten." Come, or log in, to this seminar (an appropriate one for Lent!) as we delve into the psalms of lament.
Location
St Paul's Cathedral Sale
149 Cunninghame St, Sale VIC 3850
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Jill Firth: Seminar on Lament
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