Sadness, frustration and anger are emotions not often embraced as inevitable parts of life—or of our spiritual journey. What do you do when you find yourself in a season of lament? There is good news that most of us know but few choose to embrace: lament is a necessary and healthy spiritual condition, an exercise of faith that can lead to eventual joy and peace that words fail to capture. Lament. This long expression of deep pain or sorrow isn't a sign of a *lack* of faith or spiritual weakness. It's a soul-strengthening exercise.

Through quiet reflection and time with just a guitar, piano, or simply just one's voice, here is a list of worship songs that help focus on the personal relationship with Jesus.

"You have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall." – Isaiah 25:4. Download chord charts, lead sheets, orchestrations, and multitracks on the theme of shelter.

Download chord charts, lead sheets, orchestrations, and audio tracks of songs and hymns on the theme of rescuing.

In Matthew 4, Jesus was walking along the seashore. He saw a set of brothers fishing in their boat. He called out to them just as He calls out to you now. He said, “Follow Me.” In that moment, Peter and Andrew had a choice to make. Do they go on doing the good work they are doing, paying no mind to the man inviting them to drop everything and follow Him? Or to they take steps of faith, knowing there is something different about this Jesus? Later, Jesus calls Peter the rock on which He would build His church.

Water is the connection between both earthly and spiritual life. From the deep waters of our sorrows to the deep water of His love, we are reminded of His wellspring. It is the birth and transcendence of the earthly condition, as Christ transforms our understanding of limitations and points our gaze to the One with none. Jesus walked on water and proceeded to transmute it into wine. As intended by God from the beginning, water holds the power for both provision and purification. It is our reminder to see its impact as a touch of God's reverence Himself. Here is a list of songs focusing on water.