The Fountain of Tears

Scripture: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
The prophet Jeremiah weeps over the desolation of his land and of his people. How can we learn the prophetic role of lament, and even despair, in making room for restoration and new life? As we face a rapidly changing climate and changing ecosystem, how do we face our own grief at what is lost, so that we might find hope for what may yet still be?