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Lamentations 3 · Preschool

God's Love Is New Every Day

Name Date

Color the sun rising in the morning. God's love is new every morning!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.”

Lamentations 3:22 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Then explain that the person in this poem was very sad. But he remembered that God's love never stops. Every morning God gives new mercy, like the sun coming up. Thank God together for his love each morning.

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Lamentations 3 · Kindergarten

New Every Morning

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

NEW
MORNING
LOVE
GOOD
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Lamentations 3:25 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

MORNING
LOVE
NEW
WAIT

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a sunrise.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for new mercies every morning. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When does the sun come up?
  • What does God give each morning?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Lamentations 3 · Grade 1

God Is Faithful

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MERCY
MORNING
HOPE
WAIT
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Lamentations 3:25 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The man felt lost in the dark.
He remembered God's love.
God's mercy is new each day.
He waited quietly for God.
God came near when he called.

New Every Morning

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him

You came near in the day that I called on you

They are new every morning

Draw a sunrise.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.”

Lamentations 3:25 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for new mercies every morning. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did the man feel?
  • What did he remember?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Lamentations 3 · Grade 2

New Every Morning

Name Date

Read the Story

A man was very sad. He felt like he was in the dark.

Then he remembered God's love. God's love never ends. God gives new mercy every morning. God is always faithful. So the man had hope.

Memory Verse

“It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.”

Lamentations 3:22 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. How did the man feel?

    NoHopeVery sad

  2. What did he remember?

    NoHopeGod's love

  3. Does God's love end?

    Very sadEvery morningNo

  4. When does God give new mercy?

    God's loveEvery morningNo

  5. What did the man have?

    HopeEvery morningGod's love

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

MRMORNINGSMIVABMGNSNHVSIFDNUWLCIWAITTMERCIESTLCMJUOULMUCJAGOODJIOPWKHOPEBWUBSHMNC
  • MERCIES
  • MORNING
  • HOPE
  • GOOD
  • WAIT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for new mercies every morning. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who can you talk to when you have a hard day?
  • How can we wait for God?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Lamentations 3 · Grade 3

Great Is Your Faithfulness

Name Date

Read the Story

The third poem is told by one man. He felt as though he was walking in darkness. He felt trapped, as if walls were around him. He felt that his prayers were not getting through.

Then everything changed. He called something to mind, and it gave him hope. It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

The man decided to wait quietly for God. He said that Yahweh is good to those who wait for him. He remembered that when he called to God, God came near and told him not to be afraid.

Memory Verse

“It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.”

Lamentations 3:22 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who tells the third poem?

  2. How did the man feel at first?

  3. What gave him hope?

  4. How often are God's mercies new?

  5. What did God tell the man when he came near?

New Every Morning

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

GMCFKJBTWWODCYJUMTLRMERCIESHNUGOODSNIIMWJERHMTNMJTRGRRVGGJWAITTDMHDBOCGFGBCHOPEUD
  • MERCIES
  • MORNING
  • HOPE
  • GOOD
  • WAIT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for new mercies every morning. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does faithful mean?
  • What happened when he called God?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Lamentations 3 · Grade 4

This I Recall to My Mind

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Read and Think

Lamentations 3 sits at the center of the book. It is a triple acrostic, with three verses for each Hebrew letter, giving it sixty-six verses. A single man speaks, describing his suffering in strong pictures: darkness, walls, heavy chains, and prayers that seem shut out.

At verse 21 the poem turns. This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope. It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. The Hebrew word for loving kindness describes God's loyal covenant love.

From hope, the man moves to patient trust and repentance. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh. He invites everyone to examine their ways. Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. He ends by remembering how God answered him in the pit and said, Don't be afraid.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does chapter 3 have sixty-six verses?

  2. At which verse does the poem turn?

  3. What does the Hebrew word for loving kindness describe?

  4. What does the man invite everyone to do?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

morninghopegood
  1. This I recall to my mind; therefore I have .
  2. They are new every .
  3. It is that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think hope appears in the very middle of the book?

  2. What truths about God can you call to mind when you feel discouraged?

Memory Verse

“It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.”

Lamentations 3:22 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for new mercies every morning. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did hope come in the middle?
  • What can you remember on a hard day?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Lamentations 3 · Grade 5

His Mercies Don't Fail

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Read and Think

Chapter 3 is the structural and theological center of Lamentations. Unlike chapters 1, 2, and 4, it uses three lines for every letter of the alphabet. The speaker is a man who has seen affliction. Verses 1 to 20 use intense pictures of God's hand turned against him, of being walled in, of prayers shut out, and of arrows of sorrow. He feels that his strength and hope have perished.

Then, at the exact center of the book, hope breaks through. It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Hope is not found by denying suffering but by remembering God's character. Yahweh is my portion, says my soul. Therefore I will hope in him.

The poem goes on to teach that the Lord will not cast off forever, and that he does not afflict willingly. So the right response is honest self-examination and prayer. Let's lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens. The poem closes with the memory of answered prayer: You came near in the day that I called on you. Many hymns, including Great Is Thy Faithfulness, draw on this chapter.

Show What You Know

  1. How is chapter 3 different from chapters 1, 2, and 4?

  2. Where in the book does hope break through?

  3. What does the poem teach the Lord will not do?

  4. Which hymn draws on this chapter?

Crossword

34152

Across

  1. They are new every ____.
  2. This I recall to my mind; therefore I have ____.

Down

  1. Because his ____ don’t fail.
  2. Yahweh is good to those who ____ for him.
  3. Yahweh is ____ to those who wait for him.

Think About It

  1. How can remembering God's character bring hope without denying real suffering?

  2. What does it mean to say Yahweh is my portion?

Memory Verse

“It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.”

Lamentations 3:22 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for new mercies every morning. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How has God been faithful to you?
  • Who could you tell about God's new mercies?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.