1. The Prophets: Things are Not as They Appear Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30

3. 1.Paying Attention 2.Waiting in the “Confusing In-Between” 3.Letting the Old Birth the New

4. Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30 1.Paying Attention

5. Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30 2. Wait in the Confusing In-Between

6. When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: wait for hope to appear. Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The “worst” is never the worst. (The Message Lamentations 3)

7. Finding God in Loss and Suffering Lamentations 3:19-30 1.Paying Attention 2.Waiting in the “Confusing In-Between” 3.Letting the Old Birth the New

8. Think about a present or past loss in your life. How might God be coming to you through that loss? What might He be saying to you? What might He be trying to show you about yourself? About Himself? What changes is He inviting you to make in your life?