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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament Kindle Edition

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Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God’s goodness.

Lament is how we bring our sorrow to God—but it is a neglected dimension of the Christian life for many Christians today. We need to recover the practice of honest spiritual struggle that gives us permission to vocalize our pain and wrestle with our sorrow. Lament avoids trite answers and quick solutions, progressively moving us toward deeper worship and trust.

Exploring how the Bible—through the psalms of lament and the book of Lamentations—gives voice to our pain, this book invites us to grieve, struggle, and tap into the rich reservoir of grace and mercy God offers in the darkest moments of our lives.

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“I had never read a book like this before. If you are hurting or trying to help someone who is, or if you are attempting to lead your church to recover and experience what God’s Word teaches about lament, this is a book you will want to read.”
Daniel L. Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

“Born in a father’s grief and marked with a pastor’s wisdom, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy teaches each of us and the church how to pray along the journey of loss and despair. Vroegop presents biblical guidelines for bringing honest complaint and bold petition before God and for choosing to steadfastly trust in the One whose mercies never end.”
M. Daniel Carroll R., Blanchard Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College

“Too often Christians feel the pressure to pretend the gospel diminishes pain, while others lament their pain void of biblical truth and hope. I have longed for years for a book to demonstrate a balance on this issue. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy captures beautifully the unique and powerful grace of the gospel in Christian lament. The book is well written, winsome, and refreshingly transparent. I wept as I read it.”
Brian Croft, Executive Director, Practical Shepherding

“Lament is the language of exiles and aliens, of the suffering and downcast. But it is also the language of a people who know how the story ends. This book teaches us that pouring out our complaint to God is an act of faith and hope. In a world where sorrow has been politicized and death hidden away, let Mark Vroegop teach you the Christian language of lament that gives voice to our sadness and our desperate need for God.”
Abigail Dodds, author, Bread of Life; (A)Typical Woman; and A Student’s Guide to Womanhood

“Until Christ returns or calls us home, lament will be our God-given language for finding faith to endure in a fallen world. This book will help the church become more fluent in the language of lament and thus more conversant with the God who has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.”
Collin Hansen, Vice President and Editor in Chief, The Gospel Coalition; author, Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

“When our lives encounter inevitable pain, we need perspective and power to survive and thrive through the weight of the burden. Vroegop masterfully converges his own testimony of anguish with rich insight into the nature and promises of our God, who weeps, grieves, and cares deeply for his children. This book will serve as a toolbox and treasure to your soul.”
Daniel Henderson, Founder and President, Strategic Renewal; Global Director, The 6:4 Fellowship; author, Old Paths, New Power

“This book gives real hope to those in deep valleys. Vroegop challenges us to speak up through tears and tell God what hurts in a raw and real way that results in even deeper reverence. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to hope against hope in a God who listens even when we complain, who answers even when we doubt.”
Garrett Higbee, Director of Pastoral Care, Great Commission Collective

“Lament is not just tears or pain in our own soul; lament is inviting Christ to come alongside our casket of loss. Lament is not just a prayer; it is a prayer expressing our pain in our fallen world. Lament does not stop at pain; through Christ’s comforting presence, lament enriches our trust in our Father of compassion. Anyone who wants to learn biblically and experientially how to candidly call out to our comforting Father would benefit greatly from this book.”
Bob Kellemen, Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Counseling, Faith Bible Seminary; author, Grief: Walking with Jesus

“Profound. Tender. Strengthening. Crucial. Wise. This book helped me see something that’s basic to Christianity that I hadn’t fully grasped as basic. I began rereading it with my wife before finishing it the first time. Every pastor, counselor―and indeed, every Christian―should read it.”
Jonathan Leeman, Editorial Director, 9Marks; Elder, Cheverly Baptist Church, Hyattsville, Maryland

“Mark Vroegop reminds us that grief and sorrow are not the denial of God’s presence or a lack of faith in God’s sovereign care. God calls us to lament, to give expression to our pain and sorrow, which in turn leads to authentic hope, healing, and health. Vroegop shepherds our hearts and shows us the path to discovering ‘deep mercy in dark clouds.’ This book is a hope-filled treasure!”
Crawford W. Loritts Jr., speaker; radio host; author; Founder and President, Beyond Our Generation

“This book shouts to us from the Psalms and Lamentations: It’s okay to cry, to grieve, to wonder why, and to come to God with our doubts and fears. Our heavenly Father can handle it. And in the end, he shows us grace and mercy. This book is a wonderful antidote to the feel-good, happy, and superficial platitudes of so much of modern evangelicalism.”
Erwin W. Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus, The Moody Church, Chicago

“There were seasons in my life when I really needed this book but did not have it. So I have read it now with both delight and regret: delight that it is finally here and regret that it was not here sooner. I have found myself saying, ‘I wish I had known that,’ or ‘I wish I had done that.’ The sooner you read this book, the less you will say those things to yourself!”
Jason C. Meyer, Lead Pastor, Urban Refuge Church, Minneapolis

“Mark Vroegop winsomely introduces us to the lost art of lament. From the outside, the world of lament looks dark and foreboding, but as you enter it, light will shine on your soul in startling ways.”
Paul E. Miller, author, A Praying Life and J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life

“Mark Vroegop has written a book that is a gift to the church―both to the one suffering and to the one who wants to help the sufferer. Through his own personal loss and practice of lament, he helpfully guides us in lament, showing us that to lament is Christian and to lament is to find hope even in the greatest pain.”
Courtney Reissig, author, Teach Me to Feel: Worshiping through the Psalms in Every Season of Life

“Vroegop’s message is forged out of his personal journey, which validates the high value of healing through lament. But more importantly, he takes us to key passages of Scripture that assure us that God welcomes our agonizing cries of complaint as a step toward his grace and strength in our time of need.”
Joseph M. Stowell, President, Cornerstone University; author, The Upside of Down and Redefining Leadership

“This book is born out of personal tragedy and loss. It is a gold mine of help for those who have suffered deep wounds from loss. Mark Vroegop masterfully blends his personal life, pastoral experience, and biblical exposition into a volume that shows how God’s grace in lament and the cry of the heart in prayer teach you to trust God’s purposes.”
John D. Street, Chair, Graduate Department in Biblical Counseling, The Master’s University and Seminary; President, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

“If you allow it, this book will draw tears, unveil smiles, heal old wounds, increase your biblical understanding, and bring peace. Mark Vroegop gracefully points the way to the biblical light of mercy and hope amid misery and despair. Your pain can become a platform for helping others rather than a pit of self-pity, and this book will help you arrive at that better destination.”
Thomas White, President, Cedarville University

“I am intensely grateful for Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy and would place it among the most important and influential books I’ve read in the past few years. If you are going through hard times, this book may provide more insight and comfort than any other book except for the Bible. If you are in ministry, please allow Vroegop to help you discover how ‘the grace of lament’ can serve the many hurting people in your congregation.”
Donald S. Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; author, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life; Praying the Bible; and Family Worship

“God has lovingly immersed one of his outstanding Bible expositors into the depths of human sorrow so that the rest of us can learn from him the important grace of lament. Through the tragic loss of his daughter, Mark has reflected deeply, studied the Bible carefully, and written beautifully to help us all walk more closely with our Savior.”
Sandy Willson, Pastor Emeritus, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee

“I have watched as Mark Vroegop and his wife have navigated the difficult journey of loss, and I have witnessed in their lives the sweet fruit of godly lament. Vroegop provides a hope-filled guide to experiencing the mercy of God in the darkest nights, through the vital, healing grace of lament.”
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, author; Founder, Revive Our Heartsand True Woman

About the Author

Mark Vroegop is the lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a conference speaker, a council member with the Gospel Coalition, a trustee of Cedarville University, and the author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy. Mark blogs at markvroegop.com.

Bob Souer is a full-time professional storyteller, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has narrated broadcast and nonbroadcast projects for corporations and ministries across North America. His voice has been heard on PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, and many other networks. He has also narrated radio and television programs for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, D. James Kennedy Ministries, SIM, and Compassion International.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crossway (March 14, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Mark Vroegop is the lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis and an award-winning author of multiple books, including Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament, the ECPA 2020 Christian Book of the Year. Mark's newest book, Waiting Isn't a Waste, released in June 2024. He’s married to Sarah, and they have four children, three daughters-in-law, and two grandkids.

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Customers find the book helpful in guiding them through grief. They appreciate the author's guidance on lamenting and the value of articulating pain, complaints, and confusion. The book is described as excellent, well-written, and engaging. It provides practical advice and encouragement, helping readers to know God cares and hears them. Readers find the book straightforward and easy to use, with great resources and worksheets at the end.

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Customers appreciate the book's emphasis on lamenting as a practice to follow through grief. They find it helpful in guiding the reader from pain to praise, demonstrating the value of articulating their pain, complaints, and confusion directly. The author provides practical steps and the courage to learn the language of lament. The book is written for people walking through hardships, portraying the depth of sorrow that the sufferer is enduring. It is thought-provoking and uplifting in tough times.

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Such a good book and an easy read!! I do wish that he went through the lament psalms expositionally, but each chapter in one of the sections is like a broad overview of a lament psalm. A lot of repeated sentence structures, like “Lament is…”, but super helpful and would recommend to grievers, friends, and pastors alike. I love that it includes appendices for independent study as well! I also like that the book is broken into three sections (learning to lament, learning from lament, living with lament)!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2023
    Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, Discovering the Grace of Lament
    by Mark Vroegop (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019), 223 pp., paper, $11.69

    Following the stillborn death of his daughter Sylvia in 2004, Pastor Mark Vroegop experienced deep sorrow for the first time in his life. This period of sorrow started Vroegop on a lifelong journey in lament, which was a means of grace to his soul (p. 195). As he began to look at the world with new eyes, he understood that Christians do grieve during times of suffering great loss, but they grieve not as the unbeliever grieves. “Lament is how Christians grieve” (p. 21), and without it “we won’t know how to process pain” (p. 21). “Lament,” the author writes, “is the honest cry of a hurting heart wrestling with the paradox of pain and the promise of God’s goodness” (p. 26).

    Vroegop provides the layout for the book in the Introduction:

    This book charts a course for our journey. It will take us through an exploration of four lament psalms and the one biblical book dedicated to the subject: Lamentations. In part 1, I’ll try to help you learn to lament. In part 2, I hope to show you what we learn from lament. And finally, in part 3, we’ll explore how to live with lament—both personally and with others (p. 22).

    Time and again Vroegop articulates the four key elements of lament: turn [to God], present your complaint, ask in prayer (make a request), and trust the Lord (an expression of trust and/or praise) (p. 29). Turning to the Psalms, he notes how frequently the Psalmists asks two pertinent questions: Why and how? (pp. 43-54). In the first part of the book, Vroegop traces the four key elements, as well as two common questions through four lament psalms: psalms 77, 10, 22, and 13.

    Part two is a delightful study of lament in the often neglected Old Testament book of Lamentations (pp. 89-153). The heart of this examination is the four truths upon which Jeremiah anchored his soul and is drawn from 3:22-33 (pp. 112-119): God’s mercy never ends; waiting is not a waste; the final word has not been spoken; and God is always good.

    Part three is the application section of Dark Clouds. Vroegop writes the following:

    In part 3 we are going to explore ways lament can be practiced from a personal or corporate perspective. We are going to move from learning to lament and learning from lament toward learning how to live with lament (p. 158).

    Here we are told that “lament helps us embrace two truths at the same time: hard is hard; hard is not bad” (p. 184).
    The book provides four useful appendixes, including one identifying the psalms of lament by category, a bibliography, a general index, and a scripture index. These, along with the footnotes, are unusual but valuable features in a popular work such as Dark Clouds.

    The only portion of the book in which I had difficulty were examples that he gave of a prayer gathering with other pastors in which one pastor “called on God with an authority that was strangely refreshing” (p. 57). He was attracted to such bold authority when calling on God and transferred this attraction to the Psalms. I believe at this point Vroegop is confusing biblical confidence with questionable boldness that demands God to act, which I believe transcends confidence. No one, including the biblical authors, dare command God (cf. pp. 60, 66 where he confuses confidence and boldness again). I also question a prayer meeting at his church for parents of wayward children to return to the Lord. And while the grief of some parents seemed to be eclipsed by the boldness of the prayers of others, there was no indication in the story that any of the prayers were answered. My point is not that we should not pray with confidence, but that we go a step too far when we boldly tell God what He should do. Perhaps this is not what Vroegop is implying, but this section struck me as a bit over the top.

    At any rate, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy is a valuable and accessible study of lament drawn from the Old Testament Scriptures. Many will be comforted by what is written here.

    Reviewed by Gary E. Gilley, Southern View Chapel
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
    Lament is one of those things that I've always known was important—at least from an intellectual standpoint—but have never sufficiently prioritized it to the point that I felt I truly understood it. A shocking and shameful admission from a worship pastor! I mean, a third of the Psalms are laments (not to mention having an entire book of the Bible called "Lamentations"), so lamenting ought to be a pretty major part of our corporate gatherings, don't you think? But for all my good intentions, I've avoided making lament a priority both personally and corporately, because it's much easier to just avoid it.

    Easier, that is, until tragedy and suffering arise, and we are left without the patterns and practices God gives us to cope, and to glorify him through our grief.

    Enter Mark Vroegop, an Indianapolis pastor whose own grief over the loss of a child drove him to dig deep into God's Word and learn to lament well. He preached through his own pain, turning the fruit of his study in grief into this wonderful book. The title comes from two verses in Lamentations: the dark clouds of judgment in 2:1, and the deep morning mercies of 3:22. As Vroegop writes, "lament stands in the gap between pain and promise."

    I love the simple but profound definition he gives for lament: “Lament is a prayer in pain that leads to trust.” After an introduction devoted to his own story of "life in a minor key," Vroegop turns to exposition of four psalms of lament (Psalms 77, 10, 22, and 13) which serve as guides for understanding and applying lament psalms as a whole. The second section is a chapter-by-chapter study of the book of Lamentations. Through all this exposition, we see three hallmarks biblical lament: First, it always addresses the Lord directly, as opposed to an impersonal crying out; true lament is only available for believers. Second, laments bring complaint to God. Believers aren't meant to pretend that everything is okay, but neither are we to gripe or despair; we are to take our complaints directly to the One who can actually do something about it. But lament cannot stop there! True, biblical lament always leads to an expression of trust and/or praise; notably, this trust and praise is given in the midst of grief, and is not dependent on deliverance from trial or suffering. Often, that trust and praise becomes the vehicle by which comfort and relief arrives.

    But what do we do with all this? It's much easier (for me, anyway) to grasp lament as a concept than to actually put it into practice, which is why the book's final section is so immensely helpful. Vroegop devotes a chapter each to practical, "real world" applications of biblical lament in our personal lives and in our churches. Speaking from his own experience in grieving deeply, as well as in shepherding church members through their own sorrows and guiding his congregation to grow in their ability to lament well, his counsel here is priceless, urgent, and immediately applicable. In fact, I am working already to begin implementing what I have learned into the corporate worship of my church, and know I will rely heavily on the chapter for personal lament when counseling others or, inevitably, facing dark clouds of my own.

    One last thing I found incredibly useful were the study questions at the end of each chapter. Often I skip questions like this in books—even in books I'm studying with a group—generally preferring to generate my own questions for reflection, or to follow up by pursuing my own interests in further study. But the questions in this book were truly challenging and thought-provoking in a way I rarely find, and I think this book would be an excellent choice for a group study. I consider it a "must read" for pastors and biblical counselors, and highly recommended for all believers.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
    “I’ve seen mercy emerge within dark clouds as pain became a platform of praise, not a pit.” This has been a prayer of mine since day one, albeit much less eloquently spoken.
    If you want to learn how to weep with those who weep, mourn with those who mourn- lament; if you desire confirmation that your crying, praying, and journaling through biblical lament is indeed constructive this book is an excellent resource. I’m sure most of us have at some time felt ill-equipped when it came to ministering to those whose lives have been forever changed by tragedy. I know I have, and have sadly erred on the side of silence. Mark Vroegop has done a great job teaching individuals and churches the much needed grace of lament. This would make a great personal or corporate study. The chapters end with discussion questions in the event you work through it with a group. Church, we could learn to walk so much closer and deeper within the sorrows one another bear if we learned and practiced true lament. This book is not specific to the loss of a child or loved one, although it was born out of the loss of an unborn child.
    “Lament allows us to hear the brokenness around us, weep with those who weep, and walk with them on the long road of sorrow.”
    This book is a slower, deeper read. There is no fluff in the Dark Clouds.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
    Such a good book and an easy read!! I do wish that he went through the lament psalms expositionally, but each chapter in one of the sections is like a broad overview of a lament psalm. A lot of repeated sentence structures, like “Lament is…”, but super helpful and would recommend to grievers, friends, and pastors alike. I love that it includes appendices for independent study as well! I also like that the book is broken into three sections (learning to lament, learning from lament, living with lament)!
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    Such a good book and an easy read!! I do wish that he went through the lament psalms expositionally, but each chapter in one of the sections is like a broad overview of a lament psalm. A lot of repeated sentence structures, like “Lament is…”, but super helpful and would recommend to grievers, friends, and pastors alike. I love that it includes appendices for independent study as well! I also like that the book is broken into three sections (learning to lament, learning from lament, living with lament)!
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  • Bonnie Jay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for life's hard times.
    Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2022
    Great book based on biblical principles found in Lamentations and Psalms. It can be used as a bible study bc each chapter has great questions. This book is jammed with how to deal with life's rough road with God at your side. It reminds us we can call out in community and alone in prayer and tell God our troubles, He will guide us through.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for life's hard times.
    Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2022
    Great book based on biblical principles found in Lamentations and Psalms. It can be used as a bible study bc each chapter has great questions. This book is jammed with how to deal with life's rough road with God at your side. It reminds us we can call out in community and alone in prayer and tell God our troubles, He will guide us through.
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  • Claire K
    5.0 out of 5 stars The importance of lament
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2024
    A relative rushed to hospital unexpectedly, in a coma for a month, hospital visiting every day, all day. Thats where I was when a friend recommended this book.
    As i read it in the ICU waiting room i was helped to express the authentic pain and suffering i felt. My eyes were lifted from my situation onto Jesus.
    I cannot recommend this book highly enough for those going through a season of struggle and suffering, to learn the biblical form of lament, taking your suffering authentically to the One who knows and loves you.
  • Mei Sin Yeow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lament as a daily practice
    Reviewed in Singapore on August 23, 2024
    I like Vroegop’s perception and sensitive navigation through relating to God in lament. Turn, complain, ask boldly and trust - easy to remember pricess which should be practised in prayer.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book
    Reviewed in Australia on December 26, 2022
    Really got me thinking about the way we pray and worship. Made me miss my psalm singing church in geelong
  • J. Ritchie
    5.0 out of 5 stars excellent read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2024
    very very good inspiring read

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