1. What emotions stand out to you most in this psalm? Which verses feel the heaviest?

2. What does this passage teach us about bringing our pain to God?

1. How can remembering God’s faithfulness change how we face current trials?

2. How do hope and lament co-exist in this passage?

1. Which of these do you find easiest to live out? Which feel the hardest?

2. How do verses 14–16 challenge the way we respond to people who hurt, annoy, or misunderstand us?

3.  What does it mean to “live at peace with everyone” while still maintaining healthy boundaries?

1. Which teaching from the Sermon on the Mount challenges you the most right now?

2. What does it look like to live out Jesus’ teaching in a world that is broken?

3. If someone asked you what following Jesus looks like based on this sermon, what would you say?

2. In what ways does Jesus’ call us to love our enemies?

3. How might God be inviting us to respond to pain, conflict, or injustice after reading all these together: Psalm 88:1-9, Lamentations 3:19-25, Romans 12:9-21, and Sermon on the Mount?