What is lament & why should we do it? In a nutshell, lamenting is expressing our grief and sadness to God.
In broader terms; it is bringing our pain, disappointment and discomfort to God by crying out to Him in prayer. It is addressing our thoughts, feelings and emotions and expressing them in a healthy way.
We are to demonstrate and hand over to him, these feelings, instead of pleading with Him to change our circumstances or we may even become focused on them or consumed by them. If we don’t lament regularly, or when we need to we may become bitter, jealous, sad or even depressed!
By expressing these to God it can also help us to accept particular thoughts, feelings and situations. Which is important in our relationship with Him, others around us and with ourselves and our own wellbeing. This is because it relieves us of these emotions, instead of suppressing them.