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Faith Formation Resources for the
Fifth Sunday of Lent
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Resources provided by Illustrated Ministry, LLC. illustratedministry.com
Contributors: Arianne Braithwaite Lehn, Corby Ortmann Concept & Editing: Rebekah Lowe Founder: Adam Walker Cleaveland
Unless otherwise noted, scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV).
Published by Illustrated Ministry, LLC, Racine, Wisconsin.
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RESOURCES FROM ILLUSTRATED MINISTRY
As the world struggles to adjust to life amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, necessary disruptions are affecting
all aspects of our lives. Schools are closing, places of worship are canceling services, sports seasons are
being suspended, and we are all adjusting to this new way of life. Illustrated Ministry hopes that these faith
formation resources are meaningful and helpful to you.
We will be sending a weekly email during the COVID-19 pandemic which will include faith formation resources
for all ages. We will be following the Revised Common Lectionary, and most of the resources will line up with
the appropriate texts for each of the Sundays. If this resource was forwarded to you, and you would like to
sign up to receive the weekly email in your inbox, you can sign up at: illustratedministry.com/flattenthecurve
The weekly resource consists of a variety of resources, including children’s worship bulletins, devotionals,
and coloring pages. There are a variety of different ways you could use these resources at home:
• As a family, put together an order of worship. You can use this as an interactive piece to the scripture
reading and message/sermon.
• Use this as an individual or family devotional to reflect on throughout the week.
• Get a group of friends together, virtually, and color the coloring page and reflect on the scripture
passage.
• While you watch your church’s virtual worship service, your children can color the coloring page or
do the activities in the children’s worship bulletin.
We hope you enjoy this resource, and if you have any questions about it, you can always reach us at
[email protected]. If you want to connect with others and see how they are using our resources,
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Describe a recent time you were upset about something and what made you feel better. Note: If you are with a group, have each person take a turn sharing.
Scripture Reading: Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice!Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in God’s word I hope;my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with God is great power to redeem.It is God who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
ReflectionThis morning’s scripture is from the book of Psalms, which is an entire book of songs and prayers written to God. Some of the psalms are really happy, but not all of them. In this song, the psalmist is deeply upset and looking for comfort and hope by crying out to God.
The psalmist cries out to God from the depths - a place of grief, despair, and deep worry. But as we read on, we can hear how the psalmist has faith things won’t stay that way. The psalmist trusts God will listen to their cries and bring them up from the depths. It won’t be immediate, though. There will be waiting.
Waiting is a hard thing to do. The psalmist tells us while they waited, they used that time to repent. Repentance means changing your mind. It’s letting how you see yourself and the world be transformed. It can involve saying good-bye to old things or old ways of living and being. Like the psalmist who wrote this whole song with hope from the depths of pain, we too are waiting.
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When we’re struggling with the many challenges we are experiencing with COVID-19, we may feel different kinds of emotions. One thing we can do is pray — that is, talk to God and share all of what we feel like the psalmist did. God welcomes all of our emotions. God hears us when we’re upset, scared, sad, or mad, as much as when we’re happy, proud, and joyful.
Take a moment to think about how you feel when someone you care about is hurting. If you’re in a group, share your responses. Just like you care when someone you love is hurting, happy, or scared, remember God also loves us and cares about how we feel. God feels it with us.
Discussion Questions1. What is the hardest thing about waiting?2. What do you do when you’re really, really happy?3. What do you do when you feel upset? What makes you feel better? 4. Who do you talk to when you need to share how you feel?
PrayerDear God, thank you for always being with us and caring about us and our feelings. Thank you for always listening when we pray. Amen.
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Use this page to draw
or write about w
hat you’re feeling. Whether you draw
or write, both
are ways to pray to G
od and share how you’re feeling.
When
we
talk about
compassion,
we
usually do so in terms of having com
passion for som
eone other than ourselves. But it is essential to have com
passion for ourselves. Especially now, w
hen CO
VID-19
has entirely disrupted our daily life.
One act of com
passion you can practice this w
eek is naming your em
otions. When
we nam
e our feelings, we becom
e aware
of how a situation is affecting us and how
w
e can have compassion for ourselves and
others. When w
e’ve caused hurt, we m
ake the necessary repairs in our relationships.
Do an internet search for “feelings w
heel” or “em
otion wheel.” Find one you like, and if
you can, print it out and place it somew
here visible in your hom
e.
Check in w
ith yourself or your family/
group a few tim
es a day. Using the em
otion w
heel, ask, “what are you feeling right now,”
and identify the emotion on the w
heel. Rem
ember, there are no right or w
rong feelings. It can also be an excellent tim
e to rem
ember no feeling is final.
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130, Ro
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soul w
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nd in Go
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ord I ho
pe
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John 11 sha
res the
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ry of Je
sus bring
ing
one
of his frie
nds, Laz
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ack to
life. La
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rus had
died a
nd wa
s in a to
mb
, and Je
sus calle
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com
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out o
f the to
mb
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gine yo
u are
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hap
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w w
hat yo
u see
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pro
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t Ez
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elp
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kiel find his w
ay.
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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
ARIANNE BRAITHWAITE LEHN is a mother, one half of a clergy couple, writer, and ordained minister with
the Presbyterian Church (USA). As a South Dakota native, Arianne originally planned on Law School until
God called her to Taiwan where everything changed. She later graduated from McCormick Theological
Seminary (Chicago). She and her family live in Wilmette, Illinois. Arianne is the author of Ash and Starlight:
Prayers for the Chaos and Grace of Daily Life. You can connect with Arianne and her writing at her website
ariannebraithwaitelehn.com.
CORBY ORTMANN is a digital illustrator and animator, whose work includes caricatures, graphic design,
children’s books, and animated commercials/music videos. He currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota with his
wife and daughter, who help him to step away from the art table every so often. You can find more of his work
at www.corbyortmann.com.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
REBEKAH LOWE, a local of Kansas City, Southern California, and Austin, Texas, earned a B.A. in Biblical
Studies with a minor in Leadership Studies and a minor in Hebrew at Azusa Pacific University and served as
the Director of Children’s Ministry at Brentwood Presbyterian Church (USA) in Los Angeles, California, for
over five years. She resides in Austin, Texas with her husband and their two daughters.
ABOUT ILLUSTRATED MINISTRY’S FOUNDER + CEO
ADAM WALKER CLEAVELAND is an artist, pastor, pastor’s spouse, and father of four (two living). Adam is an
ordained Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and after doing youth ministry for over 15 years,
he founded Illustrated Ministry, LLC. He resides in Racine, Wisconsin with his wife and children.