George Robertson, Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn., addressed a week of tragedy in Memphis on September 11 that included the abduction and murder of church member Eliza Fletcher and a September 7 city-wide shooting rampage that left four dead.
His sermon from Lamentations 3, “Four things to do when tragedy strikes,” offered four biblical responses to the shock and grief of the week’s events:
- Pour out your feelings to the Lord (Lamentations 3:1-20).
- Profess the faith of your fathers and mothers (Lamentations 3:22-27).
- Pursue the peace of the King to come (Lamentations 3:28-29).
- Pray with Jesus’ prayers.
