Tragic Gap

<p>Weylin Lee reflects on how we are invited to live in the gap between what is and what could be, especially in a divisive season and political landscape [Psalm 70].</p> <p> </p> <p>Reflection</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">What is our lament in this current moment and season?</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How are we moving away from or toward God’s active presence as we live in this gap?</li> </ul> <p>Resources</p> <ol><li><ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Book: <a href='https://smile.amazon.com/Healing-Heart-Democracy-Courage-Politics/dp/1118907507/'>Healing the Heart of Democracy (Parker Palmer)</a></li> </ol></li> </ol><ul><li style="list-style-type:none;"> <ul><li style="list-style-type:none;"> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://smile.amazon.com/Healing-Heart-Democracy-Courage-Politics/dp/1118907507/'>https://smile.amazon.com/Healing-Heart-Democracy-Courage-Politics/dp/1118907507/</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ol><li><ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Book: <a href='https://smile.amazon.com/Prophetic-Lament-Justice-Troubled-Times/dp/0830836942/'>Prophetic Lament (Soong Chan Rah)</a></li> </ol></li> </ol><ul><li style="list-style-type:none;"> <ul><li style="list-style-type:none;"> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://smile.amazon.com/Prophetic-Lament-Justice-Troubled-Times/dp/0830836942/'>https://smile.amazon.com/Prophetic-Lament-Justice-Troubled-Times/dp/0830836942/</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>MWG Discussion Questions</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">What is your tendency towards expressing lament during moments or seasons of struggle and challenge?  How has your personal or faith upbringing impacted your practice and approach to lament? </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How do the images of consolation (moving toward God’s presence) and desolation (moving away from God’s presence) provide a framework for discerning your internal movements during times of distress?  How might you describe