The Prophets: Things are Not as They Appear

Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30

Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30

1.Paying Attention

2.Waiting in the “Confusing In-Between”

3.Letting the Old Birth the New

Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30

1.Paying Attention

Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30

2. Wait in the Confusing In-Between

When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: wait for hope to appear. Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The “worst” is never the worst. (The Message Lamentations 3)

Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30

1.Paying Attention

2.Waiting in the “Confusing In-Between”

3.Letting the Old Birth the New

Think about a present or past loss in your life.

• How might God be coming to you through that loss?

• What might He be saying to you?• What might He be trying to show you

about yourself? About Himself? • What changes is He inviting you to make in

your life?