How many minutes did you spend?

OK, so for everybody who knows me knows the statement that I LOVE MUSIC is quite an understatement.
I was listening to this song by a Grungesque (Is that a new word?) Christian Artist. This song is dark & sad and probably 100% truthful. Think about what I said last Wednesday. Remember who YOU are every minute. What if while you were doing that you helped other people remember who THEY are? Would this song have different lyrics if that happened more often? Think about that as you read this…

Last day of The rest of my life I wish I would've known 'Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye I didn't tell her that I loved her And how much I care Or thank my pops for all the talks And all the wisdom he shared Unaware I just did what I always do Everyday The same routine before I skate off to school But who knew that this day Wasn't like the rest instead of taking a test I took two to the chest Call me blind But I didn't see it coming Everybody was running but I couldn't hear nothing Except gun blasts It happened so fastI don't really know this kid Even though I sit by him in class Maybe this kid was reaching out for love Or maybe for a moment he forgot who he was Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged

Little Suzy she was only twelve She was given the world with every chance to excel Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell She might act kind of proud but no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong placesThe same situations just different faces Changed up her pace since her daddy left her Too bad he never told her she deserved much better

Johnny boy always played the fool He broke all the rules so you would think He was cool He was never really one of the guys no matter How hard he tried Often thought of suicide It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends He put his life to an end they might remember him then You cross the line and there's no turning back Told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim?

No matter what you say it don't take away the pain That I feel inside I'm tired of all the lies Don't nobody know why It's the blind leading the blind I guess that's the way the story goes Will it ever make sense Somebody's got to know There's got to be more to life than this There's got to be more to everything I thought exists


Here's the challenge....

I know you can make changes
The real question is WILL you…..



"Suffering is NOT the worst thing that can happen to us. Disobedience to God is the worst thing"
(Tom White 1970)