1. Good News: We are not forsaken Godly Cry: My God, My God Godless Now: Why have you forsaken me? Godly Past: Our fathers trusted and you delivered them From my mother’s womb you have been my God Godless Now: My Strength is dried up Godly Now: The LORD rules over the nations. Godly Future: The poor will eat and be satisfied; All the rich of the earth will feast & worship; Godly Past: He has done it.

2. Psalm 22: We are not forsaken 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent. 3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. 4 In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. 5 They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed. 6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. 7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: 8 "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him." 9 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast. 10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God. Godly Cry, Godless Now, Godly Past, Godly Now, Godlys Future

3. 11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no-one to help. 12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. 13 Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. 16 Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. 19 But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. 20 Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs. 21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen. Godly Cry, Godless Now, Godly Past, Godly Now, Godly Future

4. 22 I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you. 23 You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honour him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! 24 For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help. 25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfil my vows. 26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live for ever! 27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, & all the families of the nations will bow down before him, 28 for dominion belongs to the LORD & he rules over the nations. 29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive. 30 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. 31 They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it. Godly Cry, Godless Now, Godly Past, Godly Now, Godly Future

5. Those who felt close to you, God, in the past, but do so no longer Those who feel let down by those close to them Those who feel they are in a hopeless situation Those who feel that there is no-one to help Those suffering physical attack Those suffering verbal attack Those whose physical strength is failing Those whose inner strength is failing – who are dispirited May they cry out to you, May they see you in their past, May they see you in their future May they see you in their present Prayers: We are not forsaken

6. We ask for an end to the four year old Syria conflict and a restoration of peace and order We ask that 11.5 million displaced people will find hope and comfort despite their harsh living conditions We ask for an end to the killing, after 200,000 deaths We ask for emotional healing for those who’ve been through harrowing experiences of war We give thanks for the work of Tearfund partners supporting the vulnerable, orphans and widows SYRIA

7. Heavenly father we ask that you would open the eyes of those who are blind to you. Those who come to Messy play Those who come to Youth Group Those who come to Friday Friends Those who come to Community choir Those in our workplaces Our families Our friends and neighbours We also pray that you would open the eyes of those of us who profess a faith in you but have blind spots. For those have yet to “see” God

8. Heavenly father, pour out your grace today on those who gave birth this year to their first child lost a child this year are in the trenches with little ones every day experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running away walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods and tears are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms have warm and close relationships with their children have disappointment, heart ache, and distance with their children lost their mothers this year experienced abuse at the hands of their own mother have aborted children are single and long to be married and mothering their own children walk the complex path of being step parents envisioned lavishing love on grandchildren which are not to be will have emptier nests in the upcoming year are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprising

9. 1 For the joys and for the sorrows The best and worst of times For this moment, for tomorrow For all that lies behind; Fears that crowd around me For the failure of my plans For the dreams of all I hope to be The truth of what I am For this I have Jesus For this I have Jesus For this I have Jesus I have Jesus 2 For the tears that flow in secret In the broken times For the moments of elation Or the troubled mind; For all the disappointments Or the sting of old regrets All my prayers and longings That seem unanswered yet 3 For the weakness of my body The burdens of each day For the nights of doubt and worry When sleep has fled away; Needing reassurance And the will to start again A steely-eyed endurance The strength to fight and win:

10. Message Jesus saw his mother Jesus said “See your mother”

11. John 19 23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24 "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did. 25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing near by, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27 and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

12. 28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Thank God for his written Word to us

13. Come & see, come & see, come and see the King of love; See the purple robe and crown of thorns He wears. Soldiers mock, rulers sneer, As He lifts the cruel cross; Lone and friendless now He climbs towards the hill. We worship at Your feet, where wrath and mercy meet, And a guilty world is washed by love’s pure stream. For us He was made sin - oh, help me take it in. Deep wounds of love cry out ‘Father, forgive.’ I worship, I worship, The Lamb who was slain. Come & weep, come & mourn for your sin that pierced Him there; So much deeper than the wounds of thorn and nail. All our pride, all our greed, All our fallenness and shame; And the Lord has laid the punishment on Him. Man of heaven, born to earth to restore us to Your heaven, Here we bow in awe beneath Your searching eyes. From Your tears comes our joy, from Your death our life shall spring - By Your resurrection power we shall rise.