Monday's Mourning Ministry - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen ~Mahalia Jackson

Monday's Mourning Ministry

Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

~Mahalia Jackson

Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

~Mahalia Jackson

Nobody knows, Lord, the trouble I've seen; 

Lordy, nobody knows my sorrow. 

Yes, nobody knows the trouble I've seen; 

But glory hallelujah! 

Sometimes I'm standing crying, 

Tears running down my face, 

I cry to the Lord have mercy, 

Help me run this ole race. 

Oh Lord, I have so many trials, 

So many pains and woes, 

I'm asking for faith and comfort, 

Lord, help me to bear this load. 

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen; 

Well, no nobody knows but Jesus. well, well, 

No, nobody knows, oh the trouble, the trouble I've seen; 

I'm singing glory, glory glory hallelujah! 

Well, No, nobody knows, oh the trouble, the trouble I've seen; 

Lord, no, nobody knows my sorrow. 

Well, well well, no nobody knows, 

You know the trouble, the trouble I've seen; 

I'm singing glory, glory, glory hallelujah!

Grief Video: http://youtu.be/AdavA_2QA0c

Monday's Mourning Ministry - There You'll Be ~Faith Hill & Lamenting is Worship! ~Michael Card

Monday's Mourning Ministry


There You'll Be

~Faith Hill


and


Lamenting is Worship!

~Michael Card

Parts 6 & 7 (final parts)

There You'll Be

~Faith Hill

When I think back
On these times
And the dreams
We left behind
I'll be glad 'cause
I was blessed to get
To have you in my life
When I look back
On these days
I'll look and see your face
You were right there for me

[Chorus:]
In my dreams
I'll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There will always be a place
For you for all my life
I'll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you'll be
And everywhere I am
There you'll be

Well you showed me
How it feels
To feel the sky
Within my reach
And I always
Will remember all
The strength you
Gave to me
Your love made me
Make it through
Oh, I owe so much to you
You were right there for me

[Repeat chorus]

'Cause I always saw in you
My light, my strength
And I want to thank you
Now for all the ways
You were right there for me
You were right there for me
For always

[Chorus:]
In my dreams
I'll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There will always be a place
For you for all my life
I'll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you'll be
And everywhere I am
There you'll be
There you'll be

~






Lamenting is Worship!

~Michael Card

Part 6



~

Lamenting is Worship!

~Michael Card

Part 7 (Final)

Picture: ~Susie Pryor, "Her Magic"

Grief Video: http://youtu.be/qqr8EqZmyoQ

Lament Video #6: http://youtu.be/igg51L1tMAw

Lament Video #7: http://youtu.be/MwYsXe6BWeg

Monday's Mourning Ministry - Come Lift Up Your Sorrows ~Michael Card

Monday's Mourning Ministry

Come Lift Up Your Sorrows

~Michael Card

Come Lift Up Your Sorrows 

song (written, played and sung) 

by Michael Card 

and video created by Heather Gartshore

~~~

"This wailing is what is inside all us Child-Loss parents all the time..."

~Tommy Prince

~~~

If you are wounded

And if you're alone,

If you are angry,

If your heart is cold as stone,

If you have fallen,

And if you are weak,

Come find the Word of God

That only the suffering seek.

Come lift up your sorrows, 

And offer your pain. 

Come make a sacrifice of all your shame. 

There in your wilderness, 

He's waiting for you 

To worship Him with your wounds, 

For He's wounded too.

He has not stuttered

And He has not lied

When He said "Come unto Me,"

You're not disqualified;

When you're heavy laden,

You may want to depart

But those who know sorrow

They're closest to His heart.

Come lift up your sorrows, 

And offer your pain;

Come make a sacrifice of all your shame. 

There in your wilderness, 

He's waiting for you 

To worship Him with your wounds, 

For He's wounded too.

In this most holy place, 

He's made a sacred space

For those who will enter in

And trust to cry out to Him,

You'll find no curtain there,

No reason left for fear;

There's perfect freedom here

To weep every unwept tear.

Come lift up your sorrows, (Lift up your sorrows)

And offer your pain. (Offer your pain)

Come make a sacrifice 

Of all your shame. 

There in your wilderness, (There in your wilderness)

He's waiting for you (He's waiting for you)

To worship Him with your wounds, 

For He's wounded too.

(Come, come) Come lift up your sorrows, 

(Come bring your pain, oh yeah)

And offer your pain. (Come make a sacrifice)

Come make a sacrifice (Of all your shame)

Of all your shame. 

There in your wilderness,

He's waiting for you (He's waiting for you)

To worship Him with your wounds, 

For He's wounded too. (He's wounded too yeah)

Worship Him with your wounds, (all your wounds)

For He's wounded too.

Come worship Him with your wounds, 

For He's wounded too.

Grief Video: http://youtu.be/TciR2ITXbaY

Monday's Mourning Ministry - Holes in the Floor of Heaven ~Steve Wariner

Monday's Mourning Ministry

Holes in the Floor of Heaven

~Steve Wariner

Holes In The Floor Of Heaven

~Steve Wariner

One day shy of 8 years old, (my) Grandma passed away,

I was a broken hearted little boy, blowin' out that birthday cake.

How I cried when the sky let go, with a cold and lonesome rain,

Momma smiled, said, "Don't be sad child, Grandma's watchin' you today!"

[Chorus]

'Cause there's holes in the floor of heaven and her tears are pourin' down

That's how you know she's watchin', wishing she could be here now.

And sometimes if you're lonely, just remember she can see,

There's holes in the floor of heaven, and she's watchin' over you and me.

Seasons come and seasons go, nothing stays the same.

I grew up, fell in love, met a girl who took my name.

Year by year, we made a life in this sleepy little town.

I thought we'd grow old together ~ Lord I sure do miss her now!

But there's holes in the floor of heaven, and her tears are pourin' down.

That's how I know she's watchin', wishing she could be here now.

And sometimes when I'm lonely, I remember she can see,

There's holes in the floor of heaven, and she's watchin' over you and me.

Well my little girl is 23, I walk her down the aisle,

It's a shame her mom can't be here now, to see her lovely smile.

They throw the rice, I catch her eye,

As the rain starts comin' down.

She takes my hand says, "Daddy don't be sad, 'cause I know Momma is watchin' now!

And there's holes in the floor of heaven, and her tears are pourin' down,

thats how you know she's watchin', wishin' she could be here now."

And sometimes when I'm lonely, I remember she can see,

Yes, there's holes in the floor of heaven, and she's watchin' over you and me.

Watchin' over you and me

Watchin' over you and me

Watchin' over you and me

Picture, thanks to ~Your Inner Sparkle, and ~Out of the Ashes
Grief Video: http://youtu.be/gPGmzyH2nI4

Monday's Mourning Ministry - When You're Gone ~Avril Lavigne

Monday's Mourning Ministry

When You're Gone

~Avril Lavigne

When You're Gone

~Avril Lavigne

I always needed time on my own

I never thought I'd need you there when I cry

And the days feel like years when I'm alone

And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take

Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missing you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it OK

I miss you

I've never felt this way before

Everything that I do reminds me of you

And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor

And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do

When you walk away I count the steps that you take

Do you see how much I need you right now

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missing you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it OK

I miss you

We were made for each other

Out here forever

I know we were, yeah

All I ever wanted was for you to know

Everything I do, I give my heart and soul

I can hardly breathe, I need to feel you here with me, yeah

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missing you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it OK

I miss you

Graphic, thanks to ~Our Angel J.W.'s Heavenly 18th Birthday in Heaven 
Grief Video: http://youtu.be/kxLbNA6GHVw

Monday's Mourning Ministry - A Picture of Me Without You ~Lorrie Morgan

Monday's Mourning Ministry

A Picture of Me Without You

~Lorrie Morgan

On Facebook this week, I ran across this song from a fellow grieving mother who said,

This is kinda mournful and twangy........
but it (popped) up on my screen...
And the words are true,
Of a mother's broken heart.

~Grieving Mother, Lu Prudhomme of "Our Angels and Angel Family Friends"

A Picture of Me Without You

~Lorrie Morgan

Imagine a world where no music was playin'

then think of a church were nobody's prayin' ~

Have you ever looked up at a sky with no blue,

Then you've seen a picture of me without you.

Have you walked in a garden where nothing was growin'

Or stood by a river where nothing was flowin'?

If you've seen a red rose unkissed by the dew,

Then you've seen a picture of me without you.

Can you picture Heaven with no angels singin'

Or a quiet Sunday morning' with no church bells ringin'?

If you've watched as the heart of a child breaks in two,

Then you've seen a picture of me without you...

Can you picture Heaven with no angels singin'

Or a quiet Sunday morning' with no church bells ringin'?

If you've watched as the heart of a child breaks in two,

Then you've seen a picture of me without you...

Then you've seen a picture of me without you.

.






Picture, thanks to ~Remembering Loved Ones 
Grief Video: http://youtu.be/26PX4y6Qy9Q

Monday's Mourning Ministry - What Wondrous Love Is This? ~Connie Dover

Monday's Mourning Ministry

What Wondrous Love Is This?

~Connie Dover

What Wondrous Love Is This?

~Connie Dover

What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul?

What wondrous love is this, O my soul?

What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss

To send such perfect peace to my soul, to my soul,

To send such perfect peace to my soul?

Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down His life for His friends.

~John 15:13

The winged angels fly, bear the news, bear the news

The winged angels fly, bear the news

With loud and joyful cry bear the news, bear the news,

With loud and joyful cry bear the news

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.

~Mark 10:45

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

~John 10:10

To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing,

To God and to the Lamb, I will sing.

To God and to the Lamb, behold the great I AM

And to the Son of Man, I will sing, I will sing,

And to the Son of Man, I will sing!

musical interlude

The Lord bless thee; The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

~Numbers 6:24-26

When we're from sorrow free, we'll sing on, we'll sing on.

When we're from sorrow free, we'll sing on.

When we're from sorrow free, we'll rise and joyful be

and through Eternity, we'll sing on, we'll sing on,

and through Eternity, we'll sing on!

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen

~Philippians 4:23

What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul?

What wondrous love is this, O my soul?

What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of bliss

To send such perfect peace to my soul, to my soul,

To send such perfect peace to my soul?

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 

~Psalm 121:7-8

Pictures, Michaelangelo's la Pietà, thanks to YouTube

Monday's Mourning Ministry - I Drive Your Truck ~Lee Brice

Sometimes

Sometimes we need to be alone

Far from the stress and strain

We need to be with our own thoughts

To work our way through pain

We need to have some quiet time

To relax and think things through

To work out a solution

So we know what we must do

Others try to help us

But we don't like to moan

It's just sometimes better

To deal with things alone.

~John F. Connor 

Monday's Mourning Ministry

I Drive Your Truck

~Lee Brice

Merry Katherine drove a little red Ford Ranger truck that she just loved; sometimes, she and I would jump in it and go to the beach together. We had such fond memories of her in that little red truck. After she was killed (in someone else's four-wheel drive Tahoe,) we kept her truck for several years just to feel like life was a little more normal because her little red truck was in the driveway. 

It was four-wheel drive, so she would love to take her friends off-road, ideally onto a muddy field, and go in circles to spin them around and around as fast as she could. (Once she came home with the mud all over it (too tired to get it washed {to hide the evidence of her shenanigans} before coming home I guess), with the mud even all over and down into its engine.... Tommy could tell she had to replace a tire because the lug nuts on one tire were barely hanging on...) She was quite the adventurer, captain of the Climbing Team in high school, ond on the Rugby team in college if that gives you any idea... 

So, like this song, if anyone wanted to "feel" her close after her sudden death, it would be the easiest to climb into her truck and "burn up every back road in this town" ... "leaving that radio playing the same old country station where she'd left it." 

As you might imagine, this song was quite the tear jerker for me when I heard it for the first time last week....

I Drive Your Truck

~Lee Brice

89 cents in the ash tray

Half empty bottle of Gatorade rolling on the floorboards

That dirty Braves cap on the dash

Dog tags hanging from the rear-view,

Old skoal can and cowboy boots and an old army shirt folded in the back

This thing burns gas like crazy, but that's alright

People got their ways of coping oh and I got mine

I drive your truck, I roll every window down

And I burn up every back road in this town

I find a field I tear it up till all the pane's a cloud of dust

Yeah, sometimes I drive your truck

I leave that radio playing same old country station where you left it

Yeah man I crank it up

And you'd probably punch my arm right now if you saw this tear rolling down on my face

Hey man I'm trying to be tough...

Momma asked me this morning if I've been by your grave

But that flag and stone ain't where I feel you anyway...

I drive your truck, I roll every window down

And I burn up every back road in this town

I find a field I tear it up till all the pane's a cloud of dust

Yeah, sometimes I drive your truck

I've cussed, I've prayed, I've said good bye

I've shook my fist and asked God why

These days when I'm missing you this much...

I drive your truck, I roll every window down

And I burn up every back road in this town

I find a field I tear it up till all the pane's a cloud of dust

Yeah, sometimes I drive your truck...

I drive your truck

I drive your truck

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind

I drive your truck

When we lose a loed one

Our world just falls apart

We think that we can't carry on

With this broken heart

Everything is different now

You're upset and you're annoyed ~

Your world it seems is shattered

There's such an awful void

There's got to be a reason

And we have to understand

God made us and at any time

He'll reach down for our hand

There might not be a warning

We won't know where or when

The only thing we're certain of 

Is we'll meet them close again.

~Author Unknown

"Sometimes" Picture, thanks to ~Healing Hugs' photos
Grief Video: http://youtu.be/yCSMCgqlc-0
Heaven Picture, thanks to ~I Miss Those Close to Me Who Are Now In Heaven As Beautiful Angels

Monday's Mourning Ministry - Address In The Stars ~Caitlin & Will

Monday's Mourning Ministry

Address In The Stars

~Caitlin & Will

Address In The Stars

~Caitlin & Will

song shared by ~Grieving Mother, Darlene Thomas

I stumbled across your picture today

I could barely breathe

The moment stopped me cold,

Grabbed me like a thief.

I dialed your number, but you wouldn't be there

I knew the whole time, but it's still not fair

I just wanted to hear your voice,

I just needed to hear your voice.

What do I do with all I need to say?

So much I wanna tell you everyday

Oh it breaks my heart,

I cry these tears in the dark

I write these letters to you, 

But they get lost in the blue,

'Cause there's no address in the stars.

Now I'm drivin'

Through the pitch black dark 

I'm screaming at the sky 

Oh cause it hurts so bad 

Everybody tells me 

Oh all I need is time 

Then the mornin' rolls in 

And it hits me again

And that ain't nothin' but a lie.

What do I do with all I need to say?

So much I wanna tell you everyday

Oh it breaks my heart,

I cry these tears in the dark

I write these letters to you, 

But they get lost in the blue,

'Cause there's no address in the stars.

Without you here with me, 

I don't know what to do.

I'd give anything

Just to talk to you

Oh it breaks my heart,

Oh it breaks my heart,

All I can do 

Is write these letters to you,

But there's no address in the stars.

Picture, thanks to ~The Social Butterfly
Grief Video: http://youtu.be/DRMq_4go_E8

Monday's Mourning Ministry - God in Heaven Knows ~The New Hinsons

Monday's Mourning Ministry

God in Heaven Knows

~The New Hinsons

God in Heaven Knows

~The New Hinsons

There you are at the bottom of disaster

Beyond your tear filled eyes the world goes by

Caught up in their laughter

Not a wrong or right in their sight

That’s what they suppose

But up above your moan high on His throne

God in heaven knows

God in heaven knows He sees it all

Every step you take and when you fall

God in heaven feels your grief and moans

You will smile again just call on Him

For God in heaven knows

You fought hard to keep the hurt from showin'

You never lost that fight in broad daylight

So it’s not their fault not knowin'

And only you can taste the tears that trace

From the canyons of your soul

But that same stabbing pain

That you now claim

God in heaven knows

God in heaven knows He sees it all

Every step you take and when you fall

God in heaven feels your grief and moans

You will smile again just call on Him

For God in heaven knows

You will smile again just call on Him

For God in heaven knows

http://youtu.be/2WjgElbXOmc

Monday's Mourning Ministry - Even If ~Kutless

"God has said...'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'"

~Hebrews 13:5

Monday's Mourning Ministry

Even If

~Kutless

Even If

~Kutless

Sometimes all we have to hold on to 

Is what we know is true 

Of who You are 

So when the heartache hits like a hurricane 

That can never change who You are 

And we trust in who You are 

(Chorus)

Even if the healing doesn't come 

And life falls apart 

And dreams are still undone 

You are God You are good 

Forever faithful One 

Even if the healing 

Even if the healing doesn't come 

Lord we know Your ways are not our ways 

So we set our faith in who You are 

And even though You reign high above us 

You tenderly love us 

We know Your heart 

We rest in who You are 

Even if the healing doesn't come 

And life falls apart 

And dreams are still undone 

You are God You are good 

Forever faithful One 

Even if the healing 

Even if the healing doesn't come 

You're still the Great and Mighty One 

We trust You always 

You're working all things for our good 

We'll sing your praise 

Even if the healing doesn't come 

And life falls apart 

And dreams are still undone 

You are God You are good 

Forever faithful One 

Even if the healing 

Even if the healing doesn't come 

You are God and we will bless You 

As the Good and Faithful One 

You are God and we will bless You 

Even if the healing doesn't come 

Even if the healing doesn't come

Video: http://youtu.be/PTiWKB6Z_nM

Wednesday's Woe - One Last Christmas ~Matthew West

Wednesday's Woe

One Last Christmas 

~Matthew West

One Last Christmas

~Matthew West

Songwriters: WEST, MATTHEW / GORLEY, ASHLEY GLENN

It's the news that no one hopes for,

Every parent's greatest fear

Finding out the child you love so much

Might not make it through the year

Now the thought of spending Christmas

Without him just feels wrong

They've been praying for a miracle,

Now they're praying he can just hold on

Chorus:

For one last Christmas, one last time,

One last season when the world is right,

One more telling of the story,

One more verse of Silent Night,

They'd give anything so he could have

One last Christmas.

Middle of September

Still seventy degrees

Daddy climbs up in the attic

Brings down candles

Hangs the lights on all the trees,

Then the neighbors started asking

And pretty soon word got around

First it was the neighborhood,

Before too long they lit up that whole town.

Chorus:

For one last Christmas, one last time,

One last season when the world is right,

One more telling of the story,

One more verse of Silent Night,

They'd give anything so he could have

One last Christmas.

Twenty-seventh of October,

His time was wearing thin

Friends and family, even strangers

That they didn't know brought presents in

He was weak but he was smiling

Like there was nothing even wrong

They said he wouldn't make it,

Looks like he got to see it after all

Chorus:

For one last Christmas, one last time,

One last season when the world is right,

One more telling of the story,

One more verse of Silent Night,

They gave everything so he could have

One last Christmas

~~~

Pictures, thanks to grieving mother Darlene Thomas via "~Peace Flash," and ~for those who have been effected by the loss of a child
Grief Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye39mgcHC3E