Lamentations1:1-11 Grieving & Mourning
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Lamentations1:1- 11 Grieving & Mourning
How do you deal with grief and loss?
a) I get together with my closest friends and cry till I run out of tears.
b) I have to talk to people who will just listen as I throw up.
c) I need something to numb my pain.
d) I get alone and curl up like a ball and go to sleep.
e) I need time with God and His people to comfort with me.
f) I don’t know how to grief.
Why is it important to let out our grief and sorrow?
What is the toughest description of how the Bible describes Jerusalem?
a) She was once great and now she sits alone like a widow. (1) b) She was once queen of the earth and now she is a slave. (1) c) Among all her lovers, there is no one left to comfort her. (2) d) All her majesty has been stripped away. (6) e) She has fallen to her enemy, and there is no one left to help her. (7) f) She has sinned greatly, so she has been tossed away like filthy rags. (8) g) All who have honored her now despise her, for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated. (8) h) All she can do is groan and hide her face. (8)
i) Now, she lies in the gutter with no one to lift her up. (9)
Which one of these descriptions hits too close to home? Explain.
How did you deal with
What is the most difficult event the inhabitants in Jerusalem are facing?
a) her priests groan (4)
b) her young women are crying (4)
c) her children have been captured (5)
d) her princes are starving like deer (6)
e) her people groan as they search for food (11)
f) they have sold their treasures for food to stay alive (11)
Which one of these conditions would break you?
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Lamentations1:1- 11 Grieving & Mourning
What is the toughest thing Jerusalem has experienced in this passage?
a) All her friends have betrayed her and become her enemies. (2)
b) Her enemies have chased her down and she has nowhere to turn. (3)
c) Her oppressors have become her masters, and her enemies prosper. (5)
d) Her enemies struck her down and laughed as she fell. (7)
e) The enemy has plundered her completely, taking every precious thing she
owns. (10)
f) She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple, the place the LORD has
forbidden them to enter. (10)
Have you experienced anything like this? Explain. How did you deal with it?
Which quote is your favorite quote? Why?
a) Sorrow is not the end; it’s the path that leads us closer to God’s heart.
Teresa of Avila
b) In the midst of sorrow, cling to the promise of God’s everlasting love.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
c) Sorrow is a heavy burden, but in the hands of God, it can become a seed of
joy. St. Augustine
d) In times of sorrow, look to the cross, for there you will find the ultimate
consolation. Thomas Kempis
e) The deeper the sorrow carves in your being, the more room there is to fill it
with grace. Soren Kierkegaard
f) Sorrow is the teacher that unveils the hidden beauty of hope. John Calvin
Which words in these quotes capture your soul? Why?
What is your favorite lesson we can learn from this passage?
a) Sin will tease you only to break you, betray you, and abandon you. (2) b) Sin will entice you only to hold you in captivity, restlessness, and confusion. (3) c) Sin turns laughter into mourning. (4) d) Sin makes your enemies your masters. (5) e) Sin not only oppresses you—it takes your children away from you. (5) f) Sin will strip away your beauty and strength (6) g) Sin will humiliate you and remove your honor. (8)
