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.

Life is change. The longer you live, the more you know that the only thing constant in this life is change. Whether our changes seem hard or make us happy, change teaches us that life is fragile, uncertain and temporary. Nothing lasts forever. Well, something lasts forever. God. God doesn't change. He has always been and will always be never changing. Download chord charts, lead sheets, and orchestrations on the theme of change.

As the Heavenly Father, God is our leader, protector, healer, and the ultimate source of our salvation. He is kind, generous, compassionate, merciful, and loving. God has an only Son in Jesus Christ. Through adoption, we have been invited into this family as sons and daughters. Find the sheet music, chord charts, patches, multitracks, and orchestrations you need.

When we sing about God's grace and we believe the truth deep in our hearts, it affects our lives. We live with more compassion. We extend more mercy. We feel more empathy. This is why worship songs about grace and mercy are so important to the church. Every day and every week, through song and word, we must remind ourselves about the nature of God who is full of grace. What we receive from God, we extend to others. This is the full cycle of worship.