Week 836 · Old Testament · about 5 minutes · 220 words
🪨 Lamentations 3
Lamentations 3 opens with these words: “I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.” The line to keep is Lamentations 3:41: “Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.” Carry the word “lift” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Lamentations 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,” Lamentations 3 opens with these words: “I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.” The line to keep is Lamentations 3:41: “Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.” Carry the word “lift” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Lamentations 3:41: “Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Lamentations 3? Then try this: Read “Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.”
Lamentations 3:41 · Lamentations 3
Say it
Practice Lamentations 3:41
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
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Talk about it
- What happens first in Lamentations 3?
- Read “Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Lamentations 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Lamentations 3. Help us remember Lamentations 3:41 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Lamentations 3 is long, read Lamentations 3:41 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 836 · the whole night
🪨 Lamentations 3
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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