I’ve been in the thick of lament during this Lenten season. It’s been a study in sitting still and letting God talk while I listen.

And the quieter I am, the more I’m met with His intense love and grace for me, something I yearn to reflect for others.

My mother gave me this devotional by Sarah Kroger, and today, she talks about how the love of others is like a small glimpse into the profound, unending love of God.

But more importantly, Sarah talks about the grace we should have for others when they don’t meet our expectations–when their humanity is just a bit too human.

When I put God in His place and all others right besides me, I can bask more fully in His glow, knowing that He’s the one that never fails, and even when others do, I still remain firm in Him, extending those little glimpses of love whenever and wherever possible.

My time of lament has been documented in my next book, Unanswered: Laments in Verse. Here’s a poem that I re-read from it today that struck me.

It’s funny how God often tends to me within my own work. But it was a reminder to love fully our brothers and sisters, to let go of our pettiness, and have grace for all of us, each one of us intended for flight.

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