What Have We Become?

"A preacher shuns his brother Cause his bride’s a different colour and this is not acceptable, his papa taught him. so It was love that he’d been preaching But this was overreaching The boundaries stretchin’ further than his heart would choose to go. Like an angel with no wings. Like a kingdom with no king.

What have we become? A self indulgent people. What have we become? Tell me where are the righteous ones? What have we become? In a world degenerating What have we become?

Speak your mind, look out for yourself. The answer to it all is a life of wealth. Grab all you can cause you live just once. You got the right to do whatever you want. Don’t worry about others or where you came from. It ain’t what you were, it’s what you have become.

Mom and Dad are fightin’ as Rosie lies there crying. For once again she’s overheard regrets of their mistake. With Christmas bells a-ringing little Rosie’d leave them grieving. The gift she’d give her family would be the pills she’d take. An inconvenient child she wasn’t worth their while.

What about love? What about God? What about holiness? What about mercy, compassion and selflessness?You know it’s true He is there for me and you...doesn’t matter what you do.

What have we become? Have we come undone? What have we become? Have we come undone? What have we become?Selfish… ??? With selfish… ??? Selfish people, when you gonna learn? Everyone of us gathered ’round in trust. What have we become?"

mmm, good ol DC Talk. This morning at Bible study it was good to read through some scripture and remember my continual need for grace and the fundamental message of the gospel. Too often my life becomes about my arrival. After this year at school I will have arrived to the next level in my life...one more notch of success on my belt. Today I was reminded again of the importance of helping the poor and the people in my community that really just need help. Just because I live in middle class america does not mean everyone is doing just fine. Widows, single parents, those who work overtime, sun up to sun down to manage, the elderly, the disabled.

Why does it seem that my blogs have this gross ability to become preachy. Maybe with a pepering of nagging guilt as well. And then again my what thoughts occur in my head seem to be printed into cliche sayings as I type them in here.

Lamentations 3:22-23...the last thought for today.
"22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions(mercies) never fail.

23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness."