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SESSION 2: Sorrow Shouted
Lament requires feeling the pain of the suffering before offering words of hope.
a.“How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! How like a widow she has
become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the
provinces has become a vassal.” Lamentations 1:1
b. Lady-Jerusalem is described as:
❖ Widow
❖ Plagued by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (1:5)
❖ Childless
c. Verses 8-10 contain the most heart-hurting image of a woman thrown on the ground,
attacked, and invaded. What started as voluntary promiscuity has become rape.
d. This metaphor leaves us with two simultaneous thoughts and feelings:
❖ We see where sinfulness leads to: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
❖ We are left with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ for the city.
a. Lady-Jerusalem calls upon two people to look at her:
❖ Those who \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (1:12; 1:18).
❖ The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (1:9; 1:11; 1:20).
b. The poetry intensifies the sorrow by giving a general image and then ___________ in on
the image.
❖ 1:2 –“She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks.”
❖ 1:16 –“For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears.”
❖ 3:48 –“My eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of
my people. My eyes will flow without ceasing, without respite, until the
LORD from heaven looks down and sees.”
a. As the sorrow is shouted, we are left with a question:________________________?
b.___times in Lamentations, the poem will say there is no one to ___________ Jerusalem.
c. The Scripture demonstrates that when we feel like God is distant and silent, we dare to
go to him nonetheless.
❖ Abraham dialogues with God on the destruction of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
❖ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ dialogues with God when God is angered with the Israelites.
❖ Job cries out to God out of frustration, demanding an answer.
____________ will have its day once ____________ has had its day.
Discussion Questions for Reflection:
What feelings are engendered in you as you meditate on abandoned Lady-Jerusalem?
Have you experienced a time when God felt distant? If so, do you see any overlap of experiences
between your experience and Lamentations 1?
How has the church discipled you to approach those moments when God feels distant?
Do you think it is okay for us to go to God with our frustrations (like Job) and confusion?
What is one thing from this prayer in Lamentations 1 that you can implement in your prayer
habits?
SESSION 2: Sorrow Shouted
Lament requires feeling the pain of the suffering before offering words of hope.
a.“How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! How like a widow she has
become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the
provinces has become a vassal.” Lamentations 1:1
b. Lady-Jerusalem is described as:
❖ Widow
❖ Plagued by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (1:5)
❖ Childless
c. Verses 8-10 contain the most heart-hurting image of a woman thrown on the ground,
attacked, and invaded. What started as voluntary promiscuity has become rape.
d. This metaphor leaves us with two simultaneous thoughts and feelings:
❖ We see where sinfulness leads to: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
❖ We are left with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ for the city.
a. Lady-Jerusalem calls upon two people to look at her:
❖ Those who \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (1:12; 1:18).
❖ The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (1:9; 1:11; 1:20).
b. The poetry intensifies the sorrow by giving a general image and then ___________ in on
the image.
❖ 1:2 –“She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks.”
❖ 1:16 –“For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears.”
❖ 3:48 –“My eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of
my people. My eyes will flow without ceasing, without respite, until the
LORD from heaven looks down and sees.”
a. As the sorrow is shouted, we are left with a question:________________________?
b.___times in Lamentations, the poem will say there is no one to ___________ Jerusalem.
c. The Scripture demonstrates that when we feel like God is distant and silent, we dare to
go to him nonetheless.
❖ Abraham dialogues with God on the destruction of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
❖ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ dialogues with God when God is angered with the Israelites.
❖ Job cries out to God out of frustration, demanding an answer.
____________ will have its day once ____________ has had its day.
Discussion Questions for Reflection:
What feelings are engendered in you as you meditate on abandoned Lady-Jerusalem?
Have you experienced a time when God felt distant? If so, do you see any overlap of experiences
between your experience and Lamentations 1?
How has the church discipled you to approach those moments when God feels distant?
Do you think it is okay for us to go to God with our frustrations (like Job) and confusion?
What is one thing from this prayer in Lamentations 1 that you can implement in your prayer
habits?
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