Lamenting to God - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Thursday, September 11, 2025
by RBC Ministries

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Lamenting to God

Bible in a Year : Proverbs 10-12, 2 Corinthians 4

See, Lord, how distressed I am! I am in torment within, and in my heart I am disturbed.
Lamentations 1:20

Today's Scripture & Insight : Lamentations 1:20-22

I viewed the opening displays of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City with curiosity but kept my emotions in check. That changed when we entered the inner exhibit, which the curators have wisely closed off from children and those wanting to shield themselves from the more heartrending images. As I encountered story after story of heartbreak and loss, waves of lament rose within me.

When we witness or remember such destruction and pain, we can join the cries of those who have voiced their distress to God. This includes the words of anguish found in Lamentations, which many scholars believe the prophet Jeremiah wrote after the destruction of Jerusalem. In the tightly formed structure of this poem, he releases his sorrow and grief over the pain of God’s people: “See, Lord, how distressed I am! I am in torment within, and in my heart I am disturbed” (Lamentations 1:20). And yet he looks to God as the ultimate judge, knowing that only He can deal with the sins and destruction: “Let all their wickedness come before you” (v. 22).

This kind of honest crying out to God can help us to grapple with painful atrocities such as what happened on 11 September, 2001, or other current-day evil deeds. We look to God for help, hope, comfort, and justice.

By: Amy Boucher Pye

Reflect & Pray
When you witness wickedness, how do you keep your heart tender before God? How might He lead you to pray for those who are hurting today?

God of truth and love, I know that Your heart breaks over the pain in the world. Please envelop me in Your grace and mercy and heal my wounds.
Lamenting to God

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