Want to see what “real” community looks like? Watch closely. (And pay attention at the 3 minute mark!)
Now ask yourself – when was the last time you saw something this open, inviting, inclusive, embracing… in that animal we call “church.”
Music seems to speak much more loudly for me anymore. So why does this particular song keep resonating in my soul?
I wonder.
I’m a kid of the 70s. So I grew up with this guy on the left. In fact, how many of our churches have hymnals in the pews with his song “Morning Has Broken” in them? (There will be plenty of churches singing that exact song this coming Easter Sunday.)
Many of us Christians kind of kicked Cat Stevens to the curb when we all found out he’d converted to Islam and become Yusuf Islam in 1978.
But somewhere deep within our withering christian souls the music Cat Stevens brought to us still lies fallow.
And out of nowhere… if we are willing to listen to a brother we’d all but forgotten… he can speak to those same souls today…
(It sure doesn’t hurt a bit (for me) that his wonderful music merges here with the wonderful story by Dr. Suess of “The Lorax.“)
See him (As Yusuf) do the same song live here below.
Comes from here: 
OK… you are going to have to stay with me for a moment or two – but it’s worth it in the end.
I’ve long thought – as fairly as I can state it – that this woman on the left… is just nuts. Maybe that’s linked to who her father is? Who knows? But her… Organization? PAC? Website with crazies?… recently posted the video just below. Turns out a few lawyers who actually thought jurisprudence included those held in Guantanamo are suspected of Al Qaeda sympathies – because they think legalities matter I guess. (Yeah, I know – most of you will watch this and probably laugh. Although I’ll probably get more hate mail on my facebook page as well!)
Anyway… Liz’s website put out this little video warning us that there are “aliens in our midst”… kinda.
Controversial? Just a tad. Granted the fact that some folks view CBS as a “liberal” leaning news source – and most folks could not think Huffington Post as anything but… They both have posts comparing this to some kind of new perversion of the “McCarthy” era witch hunts. See the CBS take HERE. And the Huffington Post article HERE.
But the best of all – whether you love Rachel Maddow or hate her – is her six minute spoof on how the logic presented in the video above, taken to it’s logical conclusion… means we’re ALL AL QAEDA!
I haven’t laughed this hard… in maybe two weeks or so. Love it or hate it… enjoy it! (And perhaps think about it as well!)
We will all miss you my friend.
But… as far as I can tell…
All these people wasted their time – and our time – today.
I sincerely hope I’m wrong – but today’s “summit” didn’t seem to accomplish a single thing.
