God's Big Story

PRAYER: What is Lament?

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kids will learn that lament is a type of prayer where we honestly talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, sad, or wrong.

⭐ What Kids Will Learn:

  • 🙏 Lament is a type of prayer where we talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, or wrong.
  • ❤️ God loves His children and wants them to be honest with Him.
  • 📖 King David wrote many prayers of lament in the book of Psalms.
  • 👂 God is attentive and hears His children when they cry out to Him.
  • 🌟 We can trust God even when we don't understand what's happening around us.

    • 📖 Bible Passage:

    • Psalm 130:1-2, 7-8

      • 🏡 Try This at Home:

      • ✍️ Think of something that feels hard, sad, or confusing and write a simple prayer about it.
      • 🙏 Pray together as a family, thanking God that He listens when we bring Him our hurts.
      • 📖 Read Psalm 13 or Psalm 130 together and look for examples of lament.
      • ❤️ Talk about a time when God helped you through something difficult.

        • ❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review:

        1. God wants to talk with us. The primary way God talks with us is through the _____ (BIBLE)
        2. The primary way we talk to God is through ______ (PRAYER)
        3. We pray to the _____ (FATHER)
        4. We pray through the _____ (SON)
        5. We pray by the power of the _____ (HOLY SPIRIT)
        6. True or False. It’s wrong to talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, or wrong? (FALSE)
        7. The type of prayer where we talk to God about what feels hard, hurtful, or wrong is _____ (LAMENT)

          8. 🎶 Song Featured:

          • ⁠⁠The Lord's Prayer⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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