Where's Your Goodness - Wendy Droke

Over a year ago Josh spoke on Good Friday this message. It was a message he had written before the service, and in getting ready to lead the worship for that service, I spent a lot of time with the written out message notes for the service. Somewhere in there I started writing this song. Much of the words from this song come from that message - about grieving well. I wrote the song, made a rough recording so I wouldn't forget it, and then it sort of went into the "someday maybe I'll finish it" pile.

But this week I pulled it back out, as I wrestled with grief. As I wrestle with senseless death. As I wrestle with things not being what I thought they would be. As I struggle through searching for the truth. As I lie awake, in the middle of the night, hope lost, feeling like the sun won't rise. When darkness wins and the walls cave in. What do we hold on tight to?

That His goodness feels better in the hard times, His light shines brighter in the darkness.

As Josh says, "fast forwarding cheats us from the lessons that God wants to teach us in the darkness." Give his podcast a listen (http://www.easthillsalliance.org/podcast/2019/4/20/good-friday-meditation-pastor-josh-droke) and then listen to this song. Maybe it can help you find some peace in the darkness.

Friends, don't run away from grief. Lean in, process it. Grieve the things you have lost, the dreams that aren't as you thought they would be. And then look for the light shining in the darkness.

Senseless death, innocent life lost

Enough's Enough

Where's your goodness and light

Sweep aside the signs of grief and loss

Just be tough

Where's your goodness and light

Good faith, no room for doubt or hurt

Don't show the pain

Where's your goodness and light?

Your goodness feels better in the hard times

Your light shines brighter in the darkness

Your goodness feels better in the hard times

Your light shines brighter in the darkness

The same Lord, who wept for Lazarus

He weeps with you

There's Your goodness and light

The same God who thundered at His death

He waits with you

There's Your goodness and light

The same Christ, went to His end for you

Holds you, at your end

There's Your goodness and light

Your goodness feels better in the hard times

Your light shines brighter in the darkness

Your goodness feels better in the hard times

Your light shines brighter in the darkness

When I lie awake in the middle of the night

My hope is lost and the sun won't rise

The darkness wins and the walls cave in

I will hold on tight.

To Your goodness that feels better in the hard times

To Your light that shines brighter in the darkness

Your goodness feels better in the hard times

Your light shines brighter in the darkness