Dictionaries define ‘Lament’ as “an expression of grief”. We live in a world today where we are taught to hide these expressions, where tears are a sign of weakness and where vulnerability is seen as something dangerous. Check out this episode of the ‘Essentials’ series which describes how lamenting does not make one fragile but rather is a gift which is God-driven and therefore never leads to empty tears. ‘Essentials’, by definition, speaks of something that is absolutely necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable. In this series, Michelle Karen D’Silva will be sharing some spiritual essentials to stock up during a crisis – not just for when we face the darkness but also for later, when the darkness will pass and recovery and restoration will begin.