Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Love Through Me

I know that I haven't had an update in quite some time! Promise to give you the latest with the North's soon...but until then here's a song that has kept me up thinking about the poor & what Jesus commanded us to do.  Lately my heart has been doing somersaults in my chest for the broken & the poor.  The truth is we are so very very rich, yet we say things like "I'm so broke"...Broke? According to who? Did you know about 1.4 billion people live off of less than $1.25 a day & spend nearly 75% of that on food alone. Did you know that a child dies every 15 seconds of hunger-related problems?  These facts are available to us.  We shake our heads, maybe even shed a tear...but that is where it ends.  "Compassion without action is only pity." God, will you cut the strings of wealth wrapped around our hearts so that we can reach the needs of others & tell them about your son....Love through me.


Love Through Me by Jenny & Tyler
Music and Lyrics: Copyright 2009 Tyler Somers (BMI), Jennifer Somers (BMI), One Eyed Cat Music (BMI)

there is plenty on this earth to suit our needs
but there will never ever be enough to satisfy our greed
weigh this heavy on me now until i can hardly breathe
love through me

i've never gone a day without a meal because i couldn't afford it
stood on a corner and begged for pennies, holding out a sign
call me blessed, but it sure does feel pathetic,
children ‘round the world are hungry now

so would i give up:
pillows and cable, clothing and candy,
if a boy could rest his tired bones?
would i lay down:
making all this money, just to have my milk and honey,
if my fellow man could get the chance to watch his children grow?

there is plenty on this earth to suit our needs
but there will never ever be enough to satisfy our greed
weigh this heavy on me now until i can hardly breathe
love through me


i feel in the right, self-justified giving coins away
but what about the time i consider mine not tomorrow but right now today?
clothe the naked; feed the hungry; welcome strangers
come on, get up and open your eyes

so would i give up:
pillows and cable, clothing and candy,
if a girl could have some more to eat?
would i lay down:
making all this money, just to have my milk and honey,
if my fellow man could get the chance to hear about the King?

there is plenty on this earth to suit our needs
but there will never ever be enough to satisfy our greed
weigh this heavy on me now until i can hardly breathe
love through me


help us see, our eyes are weak, help us please
love through me

~Selah~

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