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Lamentations chapter 4 verse 4 the tongue of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst.

The children beg for food, but no one gives it to them.

This is such a sad verse, understandably so in such a sad book of the Bible, this lament

over the effects and the suffering that come from sin in this world but the reason I

want to read this first in particular and lead us to pray according to it is because

of its emphasis on children and the effects of sin in adults on the lives of children,

the effects of war specifically even on children.

The whole picture here and lamentations is these children suffering

longing for food but not able to eat because of the catastrophic effects

of sin around them.

And I read it and I just can't help but to think about the effects of sin and suffering and specifically even war in the world today.

When I think about different places in the world where there is war and so many children are suffering as a result.

And yet we don't even have to look in other places in the world.

I think about our church family this last Sunday,

we talked about a foster care crisis in Metro. right now and the number of kids in need who don't have a home to go to.

And it was such a powerful time as the church just said,

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