<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Wonderful idea to share.  Smile.<div><br></div><div>Warmly,</div><div><br></div><div>Debbie P</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 6, 2024, at 8:30 AM, Carolyn Peters via Ohio-Communities-of-Faith <ohio-communities-of-faith@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Reverent Dr. Carolyn Peters, National Federation Of The Blind, Ohio, affiliate, vice president, 937-657-5134,<div>Dr.Carolyn.peters@gmail.com </div><div></div><div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Debbie Pittman <debbiepittman99@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> November 6, 2024 at 8:46:01 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> Carolyn Peters <dr.carolyn.peters@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Fwd: November 10, 2024   Sunday School Lesson</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Peggy Burkhalter <pburkhalter12@yahoo.com><br><b>Date:</b> November 5, 2024 at 7:02:38 PM CST<br><b>To:</b> Debbie Pittman <debbiepittman99@gmail.com>, e.reid1205@att.net<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>November 10, 2024   Sunday School Lesson</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Hello my Sisters,</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Pray your week is going well.  Have a blessed rest of the week.</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><br></span></div>

<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> N</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">ovember 10, 2024   Sunday
School Lesson</span></div>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">The Lesson Subject:     Songs of Praise   </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Psalm 146 and 150</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Present day illustration:</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">     </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">“I mean I was seconds away from colliding head-0n with
a car,” said Amari to the three other men sitting close to him in the auto
repair shop.  “I’ve never been so scared
in  my life.”</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Amari had survived a harrowing accident about three
weeks prior.  The icy, snow-packed roads
had caused one SUV to sideswipe Amari’s SUV, which made it spin and cross the
center lane.  With a desperate cry for
help, Amari steered into the spin and was able to right himself and steer away
from an oncoming car.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“I know you will be thanking the Lord for that for
years to come, young man,” one of the workers said.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“Yes, sir. I certainly will.” Said Amari.  “I’ve told this story I don’t know how many
times.  It was nothing but the grace of
God that kept me and everyone else safe. 
No one was injured in the accident. 
But it’s not only in this situation that God has shown Himself strong on
my behalf.  God has been good to me all
of my life.”</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“How old are you?” the man asked.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“I’m 27.” Amari answered.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“Well, you have a lot more living to do,” replied
another man, sitting opposite from Amari. “But it’s good to hear young people
acknowledge God.”</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“Oh yes, sir.” Sais Amari.  “As long as I have breath, I will praise my
God.”</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Questions:</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">1.    Canone-word prayer loke “Wow!” be as meaningful or even
more meaningful than long prayers (Matthew 6:7-8)?  Explain your answer.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">2.    Do you think every prayer should include “Forgive me,
help me, thank You, and praise You”? Why or why not? </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">3.    What things make you say “Wow” when you think about God?
 </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Outline 1.   Refusing to Trust in People     
   Psalm 146: 1-4</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Questions</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">4.    To what extent were God’s children to praise Him?</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">5.    What was wrong with God’s children placing their trust in
mere mortals? </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Outline 2.       Depending
Exclusively on God       Psalm 146: 5-10</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Questions:</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">6.   What reason is there for looking to God for help?</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">7.    What characterizes God’s rule over creation? </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">8.    How does God deal differently with the righteous and the
wicked?</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Outline 3.       Praising
the Lord                  Psalm
150: 1-6</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Questions:</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">9.    What reason did the psalmist give for offering God praise?</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">Final thoughtful Illustration:  Trust Him!</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">For as long as Kelly could remember, she had loved
kids.  When she was four years old, she
would beg her mom to let her hold her baby brother.  And when she entered college, she’d tell her
friends that all she wanted was to be a mother someday.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">But now, she was in her mid-40s.  She was single, and had no kids of her
own.  For a long time, she resented
God.  She was disappointed in Him.  Hadn’t she prayed for years to be a
mother?  Her prayers often seemed to be
more in line with solemn laments than joyful worship.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Kelly confessed her pent up feeling to her friend
Amanda over dinner one night.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“I’ve heard of a camp nearby that serves children in
foster care.  What if you tried that out
this summer?” Amanda said.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Kelly was hesitant, but she agreed.  When she began working at the camp, she
praised God.  She finally felt like she
found her place.  She could connect with
the kids, love them, and teach them about Christ.  She found some of her closest friends among
her coworkers at the camp.  She found
people who shared the same love for children.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Kelly realized that God had given her a heart for
children for a reason.  Even though she
never had kids of her own, she has dozens of kids to care for at the
ministry.  </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">She worshipped God for all He had done in her
life.  He had provided for her and had
comforted her.  He was her help, even
when she struggled to praise Him with joy.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Questions:   </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">10. Can you praise God if you struggle to trust Him?  Explain your answer</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">11. Why is praise for God mandatory? </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">12.  When have you seen bad situations be a cause for praise?</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">CLOSING   If You Can’t Say Something Nice …….</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">            Did your mother ever
say, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all”?  Does praise mean we always say only “nice”
things to and about God?  Many of the
psalms express natural human emotions of confusion, fear, anger, and
disappointment to and about God.  But
they go on to express faith in God – though things might seem hopeless, He will
right every wrong.</span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt;">THOUGHT: </span></p>

<p class="ydp44c83fb9MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#26282A;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Give a personal example of a situation that incited a negative emotion
toward God in you.  How was that
situation resolved (or how is it being resolved)?  What good things can you see that came out of
it?  If you don’t see changes in external
circumstances, can you see how it has developed your character and
spirituality?  Is there someone in your
life who might be encouraged to hear this story and what you learned?</span></p>

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