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Book of Lamentations

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Lamentations is a collection of Hebrew funeral poems that considers the pain, suffering and grief that came out of living in Jerusalem when it was besieged by the armies of Babylon and eventually captured, plundered, and destroyed. Lamenting is a sacred practice of bringing our anger, frustration and pain to God, and trusting that he cares about our pain too. 

"These laments give a sacred dignity to the emotion we feel when we see injustice and suffering." - BibleProject​

Activities

• God's Love Rice Object Lesson (Sermons for Children)
• Lamentations Colouring (Ministry to Children)
• Youth Bible Lesson (Creative Bible Study)
• Lesson Ideas (Children's Bible Lessons)
• Pruning Roses Object Lesson (Scripture Lady)

Discussion resources

• Children's Bible Lesson Bible Lessons (Children's Bible Lessons)
• Lamentations: The Volatile Voice of Grief (BibleProject)

Memory Verse

Words of hope are spoken in the centre of the book, in Lamentations 3:22 

"The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease." (NLT)
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Another translation is:
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness." (ESV)

Songs

Porters Gate, New Every Morning - Lamentations 3:23

Lamentations 3:22 - The Steadfast Love of the Lord worship song. 

Seeds Family Worship: Your faithfulness.
Or a version here with no images if you would just prefer the song

Overview

Here are some resources for leaders, who are looking for context and background information to share about the book of Lamentations

BibleProject Overview: Lamentations

BibleProject: Lamentations Overview poster, free download here