This Sunday at Foothills, we’ll practice one of the most ancient — and most human — forms of prayer: lament. Lament is the cry of the heart that says: “This pain matters.” It doesn’t try to fix, defend, or explain. It witnesses. It gives voice to the grief, anger, confusion, and sorrow we so often carry in silence. Across traditions - from the Hebrew psalms to Buddhist stories, from African American spirituals to modern poetry - lament has always been a way to be fully present in life as it really is. Together, we’ll learn how lament can connect us, comfort us, and remind us: whatever you’re carrying, you don’t carry it alone. You can expect a space for all-out whining and collective sighing, maybe even some stomping of feet. And of course powerful music from Julie Koenig the whole way through it all. Most of all, the invitation to both share and witness all that we are holding, in community. Let's do this, together. Link to Submit Laments: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPQJtI1lDfQimW6KXn1j-G7581q-dQWAFl_y95gZbSr-lB5A/viewform Link to Receive Laments: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeot4cYr7pCc3GlxNlwbpj8IbhBS1ZR2fHmnquIgjW9cgRQqg/viewform Link to Book of Laments: https://simplebooklet.com/bookoflaments#page=1