Lament & Why it's Important for G...
Lament & Why it's Important for Grief or Pain
Joy Restored by Chariti Kupiec
E14
Sep 11, 2026
20:09
Episode notes

What if grief isn't the opposite of faith, but a doorway into it?

In this episode, Chariti unpacks the difference between complaining and lament, and why one keeps you stuck while the other actually opens a door. You'll learn why nearly a third of the Psalms are songs of raw, unresolved pain, what your nervous system is really doing when grief hits (and why so many of the behaviors we reach for to cope, busyness, scrolling, numbing out, isolating, are really just ways of avoiding the feeling underneath), and why not having a theology of suffering can quietly turn ordinary pain into private shame. Using Psalm 77 as a roadmap, this episode walks through the real shape lament takes: the cry, the wrestle, the choice to remember, and the worship that is never forced, only earned.

If you are carrying grief or pain right now, this episode wi ...