This is a tough passage. Defeat, humiliation, devestation, and the false prophets led the sheep to the slaughter. Chad meditates on this heavy lament from the prophet Jeremiah and reminds us that our only hope is in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Marvelle Figueroa sings the haunting song "Sandcastle".

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Lyrics to "Sandcastle"

We walked as the blind

In the streets of the city

When destruction came near

Our eyes could not see

They were the eagles

And we were the prey

They lied in the name of God

And we all turned away

Ever watching, ever waiting

for a nation

which we could not save.

Ever watching Our own sandcastle

Disintegrating

with wave after wave

I cannot trust in the hands of man

When man believes in man

Just like wishes in the sand

They will all wash away

And who could believe

That those in whom we trusted

Would practice to deceive

And lead their sheep astray

Ever watching, ever waiting

for a nation

which we could not save.

Ever watching Our own sandcastle

Disintegrating

with wave after wave

Chorus:

Light of a better hope

You arose, Jesus Christ

Light to a darkened world

You gave me faith, You gave me sight

Light of a better hope

Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ

Ever watching, ever praying

for a nation

Disintegrating

Ever watching, ever praying

For our own sandcastle

Disintegrating