#soap # Lamentations 01 ## Title: Learning to Cry ## Scripture: (Lamentations 1:22) “ת (Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict them just as you have afflicted me because of all my acts of rebellion. For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow.” (NET) ## Observation: Today begins a journey into the darkness of grief. Jeremiah is writing down the grief he is experiencing as he thinks on the destruction of Jerusalem. For years and years he warned Jerusalem what would happen if they DID NOT turn back to the LORD. However, when it finally happened, it was devastating. Through the book of Lamentations, we learn how to cry and mourn. Mourning is not bad. Being sorry that God has brought you to a difficult place is not a lack of faith. It is okay to feel things. The goal is to turn it all over to the LORD. ## Application: Take ALL your emotions to the LORD today. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being with us most closely when we grieve.