Eastertide // Week 10 // April 30 - May 6
I don’t know about you, but I’m a do-er
I’m a roll up my sleeves, buckle down, and hop to-er
I’m a skewer, kebab, yah, I’m a push through-er
Man through a man-hole, down into the sewer
When the job gets tough, I’m tough enough
Hit me with the spotlight, I’m a strut my stuff
I got a plan, man, I got a detailed plan
I’m reckless with my checklists, got it in hand
I got a down-to-the-minute plan,
Everything-is-in-it plan,
Begin-it-and-fin’-it-and-spin-it-’til-you-win-it-plan
I’m talking nano-seconds, I don’t mess with the minute hand,
“Have you thought of this?”-”yeah, got nine ways to skin it, man,” plan
And I got goals
I got soul goals
I got soul goals trying to make the world whole
Trying take control and follow the recipe like baking those rolls
I made a long list of injustices
I got road map to where justice lives
But the truth is I’m petrified
To give up the wheel, fear immobilizes
That’s why I got the plan, ‘cuz I’m scared for my life
Ain’t taking no risks, got three kids and a wife
And a mortgage, man, I can’t afford to die
But I gotta let someone else drive
Holy Spirit, come pouring in
Breathe on me, Breath of God, like a roaring wind
Spirit, break me out, shake me up, and make me yours again
Holy Spirit, come pouring in
It’s takes a whole lifetime to learn
But from dust we are formed, and to dust we return
Then let’s adjourn this meeting, I mean, life’s so fleeting
And there’s no beating death
Yeah, see, that’s where you’re wrong
Your life’s not the start, but it’s part of a song
And the song goes on
The song started long ago, still going strong
See, Jesus conquered the tomb
But the disciples didn’t get it, they were locked in the upper room
Hiding out, afraid,
Feeling doom and gloom, consumed with fear and the death they assumed
When BOOM!
Jesus stepped into the room
With a breath blew death back into its tomb
And the rocks of the tomb and the stars and the moon,
And everybody, hear him say,
“Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you”
“Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you”
So we gotta get out, open these doors
Open these windows, get our dust off these floors
Trust that the Spirit’s more than mine or yours
And open up for whatever God pours
Holy Spirit, come pouring in
Breathe on us, Breath of God, like a roaring wind
Spirit, break us out, shake us up, and make us yours again
Holy Spirit, come pouring in
Lyrics: Greg Yoder, 2023, with direct quotation of John 20:21b (NIV)
Music: Greg Yoder, 2023
Vocals: Greg Yoder, Ebony Nicole, Lauren Yoder, Mitchell Yoder