"It's over now
And we are lost
In a desert without tears
Guess it wasn't what we thought
Wish we could turn back the years
but there's no way out of here
There's no way out of here
There's no way out of here
It's over now
So say good-bye
But our mouths can't shape the words
Shut your doors
Don't even try
'cause no matter what you've heard
There's no way out of here
Come back
Please come back
Wake up
Please wake up
'cause there is no way out of here"
sung by Steve Bell and Larry Campbell on Good Friday service, St. Benedict's Table
It was the last song of the hour long story telling service, we heard about Peter, John, and Mary...their struggles to comprehend what was happening to Jesus, the healer, the Messiah. With the kind of week I had, I was struggling too, I didn't think I could bear one more story of heart ache and injustice. The last song was mournful, and expressed exactly what I felt....there is no way out of the death and emptiness in my soul and now I have to sit with this for the weekend, until Sunday....I really want to feel more hopeful with the story of the Resurrection. What ever happens tomorrow, I realize that work/school/issues and conflict will still exist on Monday. Lord, grant my soul resurrection in all things good, that I can continue to live, work and speak out your Kingdom in all the days I have left.
come back, please come back.
