Habakkuk 1
Before we mover to Habakkuk 2, we’re pausing for a morning of lament. Lament is a biblical category of prayer which acknowledges the distance between what God intended the world to be and what it is now, pleading with God to intervene. The classic formulation of lament is, “How long, O Lord.” and we see Habakkuk doing this in chapter 1. In light of a number of current injustices in our nation and the way Covid-19 is exacerbating them, we join with the faithful saints throughout the ages and across the globe in praying, “How long, O Lord?!”
May 10, 2020 - Steve Hart