{"id":67397,"date":"2023-11-21T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=67397"},"modified":"2023-11-21T16:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:27:03","slug":"biblical-counseling-and-the-dark-night-of-the-soul-psalm-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=67397","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Counseling and the Dark Night of the Soul (Psalm 88)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If Heman Saw Two Very Different Counselors!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Psalm 88 is known as \u201cthe Psalm of the Dark Night of the Soul.\u201d It is the most lament-filled psalm of all the lament psalms.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if Heman were seen by a counselor, or a soul physician, or a spiritual friend today. How might that person respond to, react to, and interact with Heman\u2014and with Heman\u2019s despairing lament?<\/p>\n<p>Well, recently, I did just that. I imagined two scenarios, two vignettes, two dialogues where two very different \u201ccounselors\/comforters\u201d \u201cministered\u201d to Heman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/2023\/11\/psalm-88-the-dark-night-of-the-soul-if-heman-saw-a-miserable-counselor\/\"><em>If Heman Saw a Miserable Counselor<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Imagine with me if Heman in Psalm 88 were to share his soul with a soulless counselor\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/2023\/11\/if-heman-saw-a-comforting-counselor\/\"><em>If Heman Saw a Comforting Counselor<\/em><\/a>. Imagine with me if Heman in Psalm 88 were to share his soul with a biblical soul physician, with a compassionate soul care giver\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Enjoy Your Free 24-Page PDF Manuscript<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve now combined these two posts into a 24-page PDF, which you can download for free here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biblical-Counseling-and-the-Dark-Night-of-the-Soul.pdf\">Biblical Counseling and the Dark Night of the Soul: If Heman Saw Two Very Different Counselors!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This manuscript includes <strong>32<\/strong> discussion and application questions\u2014making it ideal for training and equipping biblical counselors.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes an annotated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download your free 24-page PDF about Biblical Counseling and the Dark Night of the Soul (Psalm 88). 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