"What about us? A Modern Day Lament"

“What about us? A Modern Day Lament”

Gathering Words (Psalm 22:1-2)

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
² O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
    and by night, but find no rest.

Lamenting in the Language of Today                                  “What about us” by P!nk

What about us?

What about all the times you said you had the answers?

What about us?

What about all the broken happy ever afters?

What about us?

What about all the plans that ended in disaster?

What about love? What about trust?

What about us?

Responsive Corporate Lament

What about us, Verse 1

We are search lights we can see in the dark

We are rockets, pointed up to the stars

We are billions of beautiful hearts

And you sold us down the river too far…What about us?

Psalm 8:3-4

³ When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
    the moon and the stars that you have established;
⁴ what are human beings that you are mindful of them,
    mortals that you care for them?

What about us, verse 2

We are problems that want to be solved

We are children that need to be loved

We were willin’, we came when you called

But man, you fooled us, enough is enough, oh…What about us?

Psalm 13:1-3a

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?
² How long must I bear pain in my soul,
    and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

³ Consider and answer me, O Lord my God!

What about us, Bridge

Sticks and stones they may break these bones

But then I’ll be ready, are you ready?

It’s the start of us, waking up come on

Are you ready? I’ll be ready

I don’t want control, I want to let go

Are you ready? I’ll be ready

‘Cause now it’s time to let them know

We are ready…

Parting Promise and Blessing:  Hebrew 12:1-3

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, ² looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of^[b] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.

We are ready… Amen