April 20 · Children
April 20: Children
Lamentations 2:19
“Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.”
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Say it
Practice Lamentations 2:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Arise,cryoutinthenight,atthebeginningofthewatches!PouroutyourheartbeforethefaceoftheLord.Liftupyourhandstowardhimforthelifeofyouryoungchildren,whofaintforhungerattheheadofevery
Morning
Breakfast question for April 20: if Lamentations 2:19 is true, what changes before school? The verse says, “Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward…” Let one person answer in a single sentence.
Bedtime prayer
Father, the words of Lamentations 2:19 are your gift tonight. Teach us to trust what you said about “arise,” and give us a quiet sleep. Amen.
Challenge
Write the word “arise” on a scrap of paper and leave it by the sink.