Lament is one of the primary forms of prayer in the Christian Scriptures, but it appears mainly in the Old Testament rather than the New, and Christian theology and practice has sometimes minimized or muted the expression of lament in churches. Because the New Testament contains comparatively less explicit lament, some view it as a stumbling block for commending lament. This project argues rather that the New Testament provides rich resources for the practice of lament, particularly in the way that Jesus takes up and reinscribes the laments of Israel when he laments in the face of his suffering and death. The contemporary North American context presents unique opportunities as well as potential dangers for practicing lament; thus this project addresses the most important obstacles to lament in this particular cultural context. Embracing lament as a faithful form of Christian prayer can empower individuals and communities to name multiple forms of brokenness, with hope and within the context of communal worship, and can facilitate the healing or “gracing” of pain. Christians pray laments in the company of Israel and the company of a Jesus who also lamented. Lament teaches the church to call on God to bring his full redemption to the world, with both patient endurance in the face of suffering and longing urgency for God’s justice and peace. Jesus’ resurrection does not displace lament but rather reframes it into a particular eschatological context: one in which the resurrection has inaugurated and signified God’s sure and coming redemption, despite the persistence of brokenness. Thus lament is not merely tolerated in the Christian imagination, but is a crucial component of living with steadfast hope in a world after Easter but before God’s final victory over evil and death.