Title: "Singing in the hardest of times"

1. What unanswerable question was Andy asked by one of his hospital patients? Talk about a time when the cry of your heart was, “How long O LORD? How much more can I take?”

2. Read v. 1. Why does the word “neglect” sum up how David felt? Read v. 2a and discuss why David wasn’t satisfied with his own internal dialogue. Read vv. 2b-4. What other enemies did David feel like God had abandoned him to? When do you tend to feel that way? How do our seasons of pain helpfully reveal whether we’ve gotten God right or wrong? What did Job learn?

3. Read vv. 5-6. Where in these verses do we see David choosing Godward trust, joy, and thankfulness? Reflect on a certain point of pain in your past when you chose anger/sorrow when you could have opened your eyes and remembered God’s ocean of blessing around you. Read Mark 14:36 & 15:33-34. How can Jesus’ confidence in his Father help us find hope today?