This morning on my way to work I was listening to a song that took me way back (like 2001). It has a great beat and story line that catches my attention because I can feel the pain.
The chorus goes like this…
What would you do?, if your son was at home
crying all alone on the bedroom floor, cause he’s hungry
and the only way to feed him is to sleep with a man
for a little bit of money, and his daddy’s gone
somewhere smokin’ rock now, in and out of lock down,
I ain’t gotta job now, so for you this is just a good time
but for me this is what I call life
Now, after reading those lyrics you are thinking one of two things…
- How could I listen to such music
- How can I help
If you are thinking the first, I’m sorry I let you down. I’ll work harder to continue to care more about where God is leading me than what makes you feel “safe”
If you are thinking the second, I’m with you!
The thing that catches me about this song is that its someones STORY! It’s many peoples STORY! And tragically many times, the 1st thoughts we have as believers has more to do with condemning them and their story than finding ways to pour out the love of Christ on them…no matter their situation.
With all this, verses like James 1:27 have been sticking with me HARD lately!
There’s something brewing in me with this. There are single mom’s, homeless children & tragic stories EVERYWHERE in our communities! Day after day they are longing for hope, dying for love and begging that someone would show them the love that Christ has POURED out on us IN HIS MERCY!!
They are waiting for a happy ending…
I have a dream…