JESUS ON UNANSWERED PRAYER

Father, you know us perfectly.

You know us completely.

You know us deeply.

You know us from the moment of our conception in our mother's womb.

You know us to our present moment.

You know what is our future that we do not know but you know.

You know the dreams we have at night that we cannot remember when we wake up.

You know those things that we have buried in our past and have forgotten about.

You know every face and every front that we use.

And you know how we go from one front to another when we shift and how we shift.

You know those things about us that are strong.

You know those things about us that are absolutely terrible.

And we give you thanks and praise that knowing us so perfectly and so completely.

That still your son came to die for us on the cross.

We ask Father that your Holy Spirit would come and touch the command center of who we are.

That Jesus would truly be the savior and the Lord of our lives.

And that we would rest in his strong grip on us.

And this we ask in the name of Jesus, your son and our savior.

Amen.

Please be seated.

Just as we're starting, you're going to see why in a moment why this might be important.

But if you've forgotten your Bible or you don't own a Bible, there's some Bibles up at the front right there.

And you're welcome to take a Bible if you want.

You can keep it.

It's a gift from us or you could return it afterwards.

I don't know how much, how close attention you were paying to Jeremy when you were reading.

But here's the thing.

If you were listening to that carefully and just sort of listening to it at face value.

Or maybe imagine that you had to read this text to your skeptical boss or your skeptical next door neighbor.

And don't you think that they would say to you that Jesus does not seem wise?

That Jesus does not seem to be a very good teacher.

That Jesus is not very spiritual.

And that Jesus recommends bad things.

And that Jesus, in fact, is a terrible example.

Some of you may be your guests and you're wondering why you've come to church today.

Maybe some of you are saying, hooray, somebody's actually finally pointing this out.

But I don't know.

You're both welcome.

But, you know, if you think about it, it's a very, very common thing that people will say.

That, you know, Jesus is a very wise man.

If Christians were more like Jesus, it would be better that Jesus is a good man.

If Christians were more like Jesus, that would be a good thing.

That Jesus is a really good example.

If Christians followed the example of Jesus, that would be a really good thing.

But if you just listen to what Jeremy read, you'd actually probably start to say,

one moment, maybe I'm going to take some of that stuff back.

Because actually, if you listen to what Jesus does and what he says

and the impact that he's had on people's lives,

I'm not actually sure if he's very good or wise.

And I'm definitely, it's definitely not the case that he's a good example.

That's what some of you might say if you actually read this.

So it would be a great help to me.

Let's go back and see.

Some of you might say, George, that's a very shocking thing to say.

But let's open your Bibles.

Let's go back to the text and let's look at it and just see.

Is, in fact, the Bible showing us that Jesus is a really good example?

Is he a good example because of his wisdom, his spirituality, his access to God,

his ability to make us successful?

Is he a good example to follow?

So if you take your Bibles, we were reading from Luke chapter 22.

Luke 22 · chapter mention

And I'm just going to start reading from a few verses prior to where we started.

So if you have Bibles, it's Luke chapter 22.

Luke 22 · chapter mention

And we're going to begin at verse 19.

And just if you're not familiar with how the book of Luke goes,

the book of Luke is a book, right?

So it has a structure.

It's not just a series of quotes.

And so in this structure, Jesus is in Jerusalem.

It's a Thursday evening.

And Jesus knows that Judas is going to betray him.

And Jesus knows he's going to die the next day.

And so this is part of that whole sort of final bit of dialogue between Jesus and his disciples.

Next Sunday, we'll look at Jesus being captured.

But that's sort of the context.

And here's how it begins in verse 19.

It begins actually for some people who don't really know where things come from.

And you know about communion.

This is actually where communion comes from in verse 19.

And Jesus took bread.

And when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them saying,

This is my body, which is given for you.

Do this in remembrance of me.

And likewise, the cup after they had eaten saying,

This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

And so that's sort of a, that's sort of, some of you might say,

No, that's sort of where the Lord's Supper stuff comes from.

I guess that's why Christians do it.

Jesus said to do it.

But then all of a sudden, here we get into the part now,

Which would make many people, if they actually read the New Testament,

Wonder why it is that anybody would want to follow Jesus.

Because look what immediately happens in verse 21.

But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.

Because Judas was there, and Judas, who's going to betray him for money,

Has just received communion from Jesus.

For the Son of Man, that's Jesus referring to himself,

Goes as it has been determined.

But woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.

And they, that's the other 11 disciples, and maybe Judas as well.

Judas is probably going, Whoa, I wonder who he's talking about.

Whoa, do you think he's talking about you?

Like, you know, Judas is right there, right?

Judas doesn't want to come up to everybody and say,

It's me.

I'm the one who's going to slip out in a couple of minutes and betray Jesus.

Judas wouldn't have done that.

He would have been asking the questions just with the rest of them, right?

And so in verse 23,

And they began to question one another,

Which of them it could be who was going to do this?

And we'll just sort of pause.

Keep your finger in the Bible.

We're just going to sort of go through the text

And keep making these little pauses and observations.

So here's the question.

You know, you could say to yourself,

If Jesus is so effective,

Then why is it that after three years with him,

That one of his closest disciples would actually betray him?

Like, I don't know,

Is Jesus actually really that good of a teacher?

That he could spend long hours really closely with somebody,

And then they would betray him for really not that much money.

Like, it's not even like he got tempted, you know,

With five million dollars and, you know,

Medical treatment for his kids or something like that.

Like, it was actually not that much money.

Like, actually, you know what?

Like, why would Jesus have picked,

Like, not so much why he picked it,

But how could they,

How could Jesus actually be a good teacher

If he could spend three years teaching Judas

And then Judas would do this?

And you know what?

If you actually think about it for a second,

Like, what type of effect did Jesus' teaching have on the disciples

If they couldn't actually figure this out?

Like, does that mean that if I spend three years following Jesus

At the end of it,

I still might just betray him?

Or I'll be so clueless that I can't actually read somebody

Who's going to betray one of my friends?

Like, I don't know,

I don't know if maybe Jesus did that good a job

In doing all of this.

And then look at verse 24.

Like, it gets worse as the story goes on, actually.

Verse 24.

So it's very interesting.

They go, they begin by going,

Well, who's going to betray Jesus?

They're all, like, thinking about this.

And then, the next thing you know,

They become unbelievably self-centered.

They forget about Jesus

Because they begin by saying,

Who could do the bad thing?

By saying,

Well, like, I'm the best.

I mean, obviously I'm the best.

Can't be me.

Because I'm the best.

That's what it goes right from, immediately.

Verse 24.

A dispute.

They actually get into argument over this.

A dispute also arose among them,

As to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

And Jesus said to them,

The kings of the Gentiles, the pagans,

Exercise lordship over them,

And those in authority over them

Are called benefactors.

But not so with you.

Rather, let the greatest among you

Become as the youngest.

And the leader is the one who serves.

For who is the greater?

One who reclines at table or one who serves?

Is it not the one who reclines at table?

But I am among you as the one who serves.

And, you know, if you think about it for a second,

You think, one moment,

There's two problems with this.

The first problem is that

These guys have spent three years with Jesus,

And they're still just as self-centered

And sort of stupid

As a bunch of drunk guys in a bar.

And that's the result.

That's the fruit of three years of Jesus' teaching.

And at one moment here,

Let's look at this advice.

Does Jesus know my boss?

Does he know my co-workers?

Does he know what my brothers and sisters

And my neighbors and my kids are like?

If I actually start to just serve them,

Does he realize how big a mat that I will be

For people to wipe their feet on?

Like, is this actually good advice?

Like, does he know my boss?

Like, if he knew my boss,

If he knew my co-workers,

And, you know, the sleazy ones

Who just, you know,

If they make a mistake,

It's my fault.

And if I, you know,

If I do something good,

They steal it.

I don't know how many of you

Watch Parks and Recreation.

Very funny show.

And, you know,

If you know the show,

You'll know Jerry.

They all pick on Jerry.

And then even when they do something bad,

They say it's Jerry's fault.

If I listen to Jesus' advice,

I'm going to be the butt of all the jokes.

I'll be Jerry.

And then actually,

And then,

Some of you might say,

You know,

And I just remember what happens

Immediately after this, George.

Jesus does that typical religious thing

And spiritual thing

That just drives me crazy.

Here he sees this bunch of people

That, if you're honest,

Are losers.

And then he goes ahead

And promises them

That they're going to be better

Than everybody else.

Like, look what happens

In verse 28.

Jesus says to them,

You are those who have stayed with me

In my trials,

And I assign to you

As my Father assigned to me

A kingdom

That you may eat and drink

At my table in my kingdom

And sit on thrones

Judging the twelve tribes of Israel?

Like, Jesus says that

To these losers

Who get into arguments

About who's the greatest

And can't recognize

That one of them's betrayed him?

We don't know, by the way,

Where in this whole conversation

Judas has quietly slipped out.

Maybe it's while they're having

An argument about

Who's the greatest

That they don't even notice

That Judas has slipped out.

And Judas is now off

In the night

Going to where

The soldiers and the police

Are going to capture Jesus

So he can be killed

The next day.

And so, you know,

We might say, you know,

George, this

Like, George,

Given all of these guys

Would you choose these guys

To judge people?

Like, where's Jesus' judgment

In all of this?

Like, the more I look at this text

The more I sort of wonder

Whether Jesus actually is wise or good.

Like, whether he really is

A good example.

And then in verse 31 to 34

It continues just to get

It gets worse.

Like, Jesus says,

Simon, Simon,

Behold, Satan demanded

To have you

And if you were Irish

And isn't it too bad

That we aren't all Irish?

Just joking.

To have yous

Because it's plural

Or if you're from the south

Satan demanded

To have you all

That he might sift you all

Like wheat

But I have prayed for you

Singular

That your faith may not fail

And when you have turned again

Strengthen your brothers.

Peter said to him

Lord, I am ready to go with you

Both to prison and to death.

And Jesus said

I tell you, Peter

That the rooster

Will not crow this day

Until you deny three times

That you have known me.

Now, here's the thing

That some of you might say

Okay, one moment, George.

Jesus' prayer didn't work, right?

Isn't that what you're going to read next week?

Isn't that what happens later on?

Just after Jeremy stopped reading

That Peter actually

In fact, they all fail.

Jesus says he's going to pray for them

But they all fail.

Like, you know what, George?

I don't have to go to Jesus

To learn how to have God say

Have my prayers not work

I do that all right by myself.

I pray and my prayers don't work

And so now you want me to go to Jesus

And his prayers don't work, George.

Like, what's going on here?

And once again

Like, there's three years with Jesus

And it just

All I've done is

George, all I've done is

Made Satan mad

And made them failures.

Like, what's going on?

Here.

And then

And then, you know, George

One of the things that I think about

Religious people

One of the things I think about

Religious people

Is all they do is incite violence

And then the very next thing I see

Is that Jesus is encouraging

Having weapons and violence.

I mean, this is actually

Becoming very shocking

That in terms of

What's actually here in the New Testament

You know, I've been told

That if you read the Quran

You'll be shocked

And I just didn't think

That would happen

If I read about Jesus

That I would be so shocked

But look at verses 35

To 38

And Jesus said to them

When I sent you out

With no money bag

Or knapsack

Or sandals

Did you lack anything?

They said nothing

And then you sort of say

Well, George

What should you just say

Well, yeah, just keep on doing that

Like, live a simple life

Like, Walden Pond

Like, thorough

Be spiritual

But then all of a sudden

It takes this dark turn

Because he says in verse 36

Jesus said to them

But now let the one

Who has a money bag

Take it

Like, is Jesus recommending

That they start really

Being concerned about money?

And likewise

A knapsack

And let the one

Who has no sword

Sell his cloak

And buy a sword?

For I tell you

That this scripture

Must be fulfilled in me

And he was numbered

With the transgressors

For what is written about me

Has its telos

Or fulfillment

And they said

Look, Lord

Here are two swords

And he said to them

It's enough

In other words

We're ready

We can go out

We're armed

Group of guys

Two swords

Maybe better have more

But we have two

George

I'm really confused

Here by this

He seems to be doing

Exactly what I'm afraid

That religious people will do

I mean, it's one of the reasons

I, you know

I maybe can't go the way

Of the spiritual people

Because a lot of this

Is just sort of

Spiritual hooey, you know

I mean, George

After you've read this text

Doesn't it make you

Just want to go

To the local Starbucks

And just have a good coffee

And read the paper

And not bother

With the rest of this stuff?

Like, I'm not sure, George

Why anybody now

Would say that Jesus

Is an example

And it finally gets worse

Because, George

Jesus

You know

Some of you might say

You know, I've been

At the deathbed

Of a loved one

And they faced death

A lot better than Jesus did

Like, I was just

At a deathbed

A little while ago

Some of you might say

And, you know

The person dying

They were pretty calm

But look at Jesus

He can't even handle that

Like, why would anybody

Think he's an example?

Like, look at verse 39

And he came out

And went

As was his custom

To the Mount of Olives

And the disciples

Followed him

And by the way

It's because as is his custom

That's how Judas

Is going to know where to go

Like, some of you might say

Jesus is so clueless

He knows Judas

Is going to capture him

He doesn't tell his friends

And now he goes to the place

Where he knows

That Judas knows about

So Judas can bring the soldiers

Verse 40

And when Jesus came to the place

He said to them

Pray that you may not

Enter into temptation

And he withdrew from them

About a stone's throw

And knelt down

And prayed

Saying, Father

If you are willing

Remove this cup from me

Nevertheless

Not my will

But yours

Be done

And there appeared

To Jesus

An angel from heaven

Strengthening him

And being in agony

Look at this

He prayed more earnestly

And his sweat

Became like great drops

Of blood

Falling down to the ground

And whether this is

A literal description

There's a medical condition

That it could be

When you're under

Unbelievable stress

And anxiety

It's

I wrote it down somewhere

I can't remember

I have terrible memory

For medical terms

But there's a medical condition

Or it could just

It could be a metaphor

For unbelievable stress

And

And when he rose from prayer

In verse 45

He came to the disciples

And found them

Sleeping for sorrow

And he said to them

Why are you sleeping?

Rise and pray

That you may not

Enter into temptation

Jesus doesn't seem

To be able to face death

Very well

His disciples

Seem to not

Be able to have

The basic strength

Just to stay awake

And

And

Wow

Wow George

Am I ever glad

I came to church today

This is actually

A perfect time

For me to tell you

My favorite joke

About Anglicans

That many of you

Have heard before

This is the difference

Between the different

Protestant denominations

The Salvation Army

Picks you up

Out of the gutter

The Baptists

They baptize you

And get you that

Basic solid

Discipling beginning

Presbyterians

Educate you

Methodists

Get you

Zealous

For holiness

Pentecostals

They teach you

How to be filled

With the Holy Spirit

And fill the joy

Of the Lord

And how to really sing

Anglicans

Introduce you

To society

And culture

And then

The Salvation Army

Picks you up

Out of the gutter

And some of you

Might say

George

After this

After your talk

I can see

Why Anglicans

After they

Spent some time

With you

You just go back

To the

People are

Picking you up

Out of the gutter

You know

So some of you

Might say

George

Okay George

What do you say

About all of this

What do you say

About all of this

And here's the

Here's the

One of the

Really big things

To say about this

I would say

To people

If they were

To all of these things

You say

You know what

I actually

Basically agree

With you

Jesus isn't

A very good

Example

Jesus isn't

A good example

Years ago

When I was still

Part of the

Anglican Church

Of Canada

There was this

Day long

There was this

Evening workshop

And one of the

Things we had to do

At the table

With other clergy

And the bishop's

Wife was there

And everything

Was talk about

The Bible

And why we

Appreciate the Bible

And they were

All going on

About how the

Bible was really

Great literature

And how the

Bible had so

Much wisdom in it

And I'm not

Making this up

I said to them

You know what

Frankly

For most people

If they had a choice

Between reading

The great literature

In the Bible

And reading like

A Michael Connelly

Novel

Everybody would

Choose the

Michael Connelly

Novel

Everybody would

Pick another

Novel

Because it's

Actually not

Very good

Literature

And if you

Real

And then I

Said

But the

Wisdom

Like I

Don't

Know

Like isn't

The reader's

Digest

With its

Quotes

This is

Like a few

Years ago

Like isn't

That like

An easier

Way to get

Some wisdom

Than the

Bible

And they

All

This is

The reason

Why when I

Was doing

Theology

People weren't

Sure if I

Was an

Atheist

Actually

So

But you

Know I

So if

Somebody said

You know

George all

Those things

You just

Said I

I would

I would say

Well I

Actually I

Agree with

You

Jesus isn't

A good

Example

Probably

Like at

Least

In terms

Of how

You

Understand

It

And so

Then

They'd

Maybe say

To me

Or maybe

You're

Saying to

Me

Well

George

And what

On earth

Is going

On

Like what

Are you

Going to

Say about

This text

And the

First thing

I'd like

To say

Is Andrew

If you

Could put

This up

On the

Screen

I'd

Like to

Say that

Maybe what

The Bible

Is doing

Is

Something which

Is completely

And utterly

Surprising

To us

So you

See the

Part

The big

Problem is

Is that

We look

As if

We think

I'm in

Control

I have

This almighty

Brain

And I

Have this

Almighty

Power

And I

Put my

Cash cards

Somewhere else

But you

Know I

Have the

Money

And so

I'm

Over the

Bible

Reading the

Bible

And what

If

I don't

Understand the

Situation

And actually

The Bible

Is reading

Me

What if

I think

I'm reading

The Bible

And sending

A judgment

On Jesus

Because I

Want to

Figure out

If he's

An example

To follow

And I've

Completely

And utterly

Misunderstood

My situation

And actually

The Bible

Is reading

Me

And I'm

Reading about

Myself

Without

Realizing

It

What

If maybe

What the

Bible

Is showing

Is that

With simple

Clarity

Jesus

Knows us

Human beings

In our

Fragmented

And fallen

Complexity

What if

That's actually

What's maybe

Going on

Just as

An opening

Gambit

That it's

That it's

Not about

Me

Trying to

Figure out

Whether

Jesus

Is a

Good

Example

And I

Can

Say oh

Yeah

Okay well

I'm going to

Forget all

That

You know

Be like

Oh

Yeah right

Serve other

People

Like I'm

Going to

Forget about

That stuff

And yeah

Yeah

You know

This is

Not good

And that's

Not good

And that's

Well you know

But there's

A gem

Of wisdom

In there

And I'll

Sort of

Take that

But you

Know what

If

What if

It's

Actually

That the

Bible

Is showing

That

That God

Knows me

What if

It actually

Is that

Jesus

Knows me

What if

It's

Showing

That

Jesus

Actually

Knows me

In my

Fragmented

Fallen

Complexity

Better than

I know

My own

Fragmented

Fallen

Complexity

What if

It is

The fact

That the

Situation

Is that

Often

I go

In my

Own mind

Between being

A legend

In my

Own mind

To being

Despairing

About my

Life

Because my

Life

Doesn't

Match

The legend

I am

In my

Own mind

And what

If it

Is that

I take

Solace

At how

I can

Put others

Down

Maybe I

Don't have

The ability

Like my

Boss

Does

Or my

Snarky

Coworker

To do it

Right in

Front of

Everybody

Else

And then

I cower

Away

Because they're

So good

At putting

Me in

My

Place

But

Afterwards

I think

Of those

Cutting

Statements

In my

Mind

And I

Put them

Down

And I

Cut them

To pieces

And I

Tower

Over

Them

And maybe

And maybe

I forget

All about

That

All of

The time

Because I

Go back

To the

Comfort

Of my

Idols

And I

Go back

To

I go

Back

To

To not

Recognizing

Just how

Fragmented

And complex

And fallen

I actually

Am

And maybe

The Bible

Is showing

Me

That Jesus

Has clear

Eyed

Knowledge

Like you

Know maybe

It's saying

That

Jesus

Who institutes

The Lord's

Supper

He knows

He knows

That the

Apostles

Are going

To abandon

Him

He knows

They're weak

He knows

They're vain

He knows

They're self

Centered

He knows

They're slow

Learners

He knows

That one of

Them will

Betray

Him

He knows

All of

These

Things

And still

He goes

Ahead

And does

What he's

Going to

Do

And you

See

Maybe

There's

Something

In this

Story

At the

End

That

Helps

You

To

Understand

Why

It is

That

Jesus

Isn't

Actually

Fundamentally

An

Example

But

That

There's

Something

Completely

And utterly

Going on

Here

Because

You see

Jesus

Regularly

We want

To avoid

Thinking about

The control

And the

Command center

Of our

Lives

But

Jesus

Always

Wants

Us

To keep

Looking

At

The

Control

And

Command

Center

Of

Our

Lives

And

Looking

At

It

In

The

Context

Of

Who

We're

Really

Going

Where

We've

Really

Been

And

He

Wants

Us

To do

It

All

In

The

Context

Of

A

Real

God

Who

Really

Exists

And

So

He's

Looking

Into

Our

Hearts

And

He's

Looking

Into

Our

Hearts

Because

Of

Something

That

He

Says

In

This

Text

Which

Makes

It

Clear

Why

He's

Not

An

Example

But

Something

Completely

And

Utterly

Different

Than

We

Expect

That

Makes

Him

Completely

And

Utterly

Different

Than

Muhammad

Or

Buddha

Or

Krishna

Or

Oprah

Or

Harold

Robbins

Or

The

Woman

Who

Wrote

The

Secret

Or

Any

Human

Teacher

That

Maybe

There's

Something

Else

Completely

Different

Going

On

And

It

Comes

Up

At

The

End

Of

The

Text

It

Comes

Up

In

This

Odd

Thing

Where

It

Says

That

He

Was

Numbered

Amongst

The

Transgressors

And

It's

A

Quote

From

Isaiah

Isaiah 53 · chapter mention

Chapter

53

Verse

Twelve

And

Maybe

It's

Something

About

Jesus

Being

Identified

With

Transgressors

And

Maybe

It's

Something

About

That

Part

That

Seems

So

Horrible

Where

Jesus

Doesn't

Even

Seem

To

Have

The

Courage

To

Face

Death

As

Much

As

My

Uncle

Faced

Death

Or

My

Best

Friend

Faced

Death

Or

Those

Martyrs

Who

Were

Killed

In

Libya

Those

Christian

Martyrs

Maybe

Maybe

Actually

If you

Could

Andrew

Put

Up

The

Next

Slide

Maybe

This

Is

What's

Actually

Going

On

In

The

Text

As

Son

Of

God

And

Sinless

Man

Jesus

Has

A

Cup

Of

Destiny

As

A

Fallen

Image

Bearer

Of

God

I

Have

A

Cup

Of

Doom

The

Gospel

Is

The

Good

News

That

With

Clear

Eyed

Grace

And

Love

Jesus

Offers

Me

An

Exchange

As

Son

Of

God

And

Sinless

Man

Jesus

Has

A

Cup

Of

Destiny

As

A

Fallen

Image

Bearer

Of

God

I

Have

A

Cup

Of

Doom

The

Gospel

Is

The

Good

News

That

With

Clear

Eyed

Grace

And

Love

Jesus

Offers

Me

An

Exchange

You know

that

The

Whole

Story

Begins

With

Jesus

Instituing

The

Last

Supper

And

This

Cup

Of

A

New

Covenant

But

You know

Look

Here

Again

At

The

End

Look

At

Those

Last

Few

Verses

Because

It's

Really

There

Where

We

Understand

The

Whole

Text

Verses

39

To

46

And

He

Came

Out

And

Went

As

Was

His

Custom

To

The

Mount

Of

Olives

And

The

Disciples

Followed

Him

And

When

He

Came

To

The

Place

He

Said

To

Them

Pray

That

You

May

Not

Enter

Into

Temptation

And

He

Withdrew

From

Them

About

A

Stone's

Throw

And

Knelt

Down

And

Prayed

Saying

Father

If

You

Are

Willing

Remove

This

Cup

From

Me

Nevertheless

Not

My

Will

But

Yours

Prayed

More

Earnestly

And

His

Sweat

Became

Like

Great

Drops

Of

Blood

Falling

Down

To

The

Ground

And

He

Rose

From

Prayer

Came

To

His

Disciples

And

Found

Them

Sleeping

For

Sorrow

And

He

Said

To

Them

Why

Are

You

Sleeping

Rise

And

Pray

That

You

Might

Not

Enter

Into

Temptation

Imagine

A

Thought

Example

Nowadays

With

CGI

Imaging

And

Everything

Like

You

Could

Just

Picture

This

In

A

Movie

And

Imagine

That

You

Had

A

Chance

To

Sit

Down

At

A

Table

With

God

So

There's

A

Maybe

If

We'd

Had

The

Curtain

Lifted

Up

There

Were

Some

Tables

I

Think

On

The

Other

Side

It

Would

Have

Been

Maybe

It's

The

Wrong

Time

To

Had

The

Curtain

Down

And

God

Says

To

You

Come

Sit

At

The

Table

With

Let's

Have

A

Talk

And

At

First

You're

A

Alienated

Teenager

With

A

Hoodie

And

Sitting

Down

Just

Looking

Down

And

There's

Two

Cups

On

The

Table

One

In

Front

Of

The

Stranger

And

One

In

Front

Of

Yourself

And

You

Begin

To

Let

God

Know

What

You

Think

About

The

Different

Things

That

Have

Happened

In

The

World

And

A

Shocking

Thing

Begins

To

Happen

In

The

Conversation

Because

God

Says

Well

That's

Very

Interesting

That

You

Mention

That

And

Then

God

Let's

You

Know

Backstories

And

All

Of

The

Other

Things

And

You

Start

To

Hear

All

Of

The

Complications

And

Permutations

You

Realize

That

God

Is

Actually

Pretty

Just

There

And

Then

You

Think

Of

Another

Thing

And

You

Realize

That

God

Actually

Was

Pretty

Good

There

As

Well

And

Every

Time

You

Bring

Up

Something

Against

God

You

Realize

That

When

You

Know

What

Went

On

Behind

The

Scenes

You

You

Agree

You

And

They

Have

Done

Something

Wrong

And

Sometimes

For

Reasons

You

Can't

Let

People

Know

Everything

That's

Gone

On

And

People

Can

Actually

Even

Be

Mad

At

You

But

It

Actually

Is

The

Case

That

If

They

Actually

Knew

All

Of

The

Facts

They

End

Up

Realizing

You

You

You

Had

Actually

Been

Pretty

Merciful

And

You

Had

Been

Fair

And

You

Done

The

Right

Thing

And

I

Want

To

Sug

That

If

You

Had

A

Chance

To

Sit

Down

With

God

At

A

Table

That

That

Would

End

Up

Happening

If

You