Musical Monday

I've really been slacking on these updates :( I'll try to do better. Anyway, I've got a song for today. It's a little different from the kind of song I normally post. My parents always talk about learning this song around the time when my sister was born and the significance it held to them(especially the second verse). So I guess that's why I felt it relevant today just after receiving a call saying that one of my sisters is going into labor. It's a great song any day, but it just seems even more special in a time like this. Anyway, here it is, Because He Lives:

BECAUSE HE LIVES
Writer Bill Gaither

God Sent His Son, They Called Him Jesus;
He Came To Love, Heal And Forgive.
He Lived And Died To Buy My Pardon;
An Empty Grave Is There To Prove My Savior Lives.

Chorus:
Because He Lives
I Can Face Tomorrow
Because He Lives
All Fear Is Gone
Because I Know He Holds The Future
And Life Is Worth The Living
Just Because He Lives

How Sweet To Hold A Newborn Baby,
And Feel The Pride And Joy He Gives;
But Greater Still The Calm Assurance:
This Child Can Face Uncertain Day Because He Lives.

Chorus

And Then One Day I'll Cross The River;
I'll Fight Life's Final War With Pain.
And Then, As Death Gives Way To Vict'ry,
I'll See The Lights Of Glory And I'll Know He Reigns.

Chorus

Musical Monday

I've really been slacking on these updates :( I'll try to do better. Anyway, I've got a song for today. It's a little different from the kind of song I normally post. My parents always talk about learning this song around the time when my sister was born and the significance it held to them(especially the second verse). So I guess that's why I felt it relevant today just after receiving a call saying that one of my sisters is going into labor. It's a great song any day, but it just seems even more special in a time like this. Anyway, here it is, Because He Lives:

BECAUSE HE LIVES
Writer Bill Gaither

God Sent His Son, They Called Him Jesus;
He Came To Love, Heal And Forgive.
He Lived And Died To Buy My Pardon;
An Empty Grave Is There To Prove My Savior Lives.

Chorus:
Because He Lives
I Can Face Tomorrow
Because He Lives
All Fear Is Gone
Because I Know He Holds The Future
And Life Is Worth The Living
Just Because He Lives

How Sweet To Hold A Newborn Baby,
And Feel The Pride And Joy He Gives;
But Greater Still The Calm Assurance:
This Child Can Face Uncertain Day Because He Lives.

Chorus

And Then One Day I'll Cross The River;
I'll Fight Life's Final War With Pain.
And Then, As Death Gives Way To Vict'ry,
I'll See The Lights Of Glory And I'll Know He Reigns.

Chorus

Relativity

At least three times in the past two days, I've had conversations(with different people) about my relatives.

First it was about the fact that my family is very scattered. At least partly because of that, when someone tells me about a place, I can normally say that I know someone from that area. In many cases, I can say I've been there, near there, and if not, I probably know someone who has.

That got me thinking. I don't actually feel like I know most of those people. I lost a lot of my memory about 4 1/2 years ago, and with the exception of one or two of them, haven't seen any of my relatives(beyond sisters, bro in-law, and parents) since about that time. I have vague memories about some of them. Others, I wouldn't be surprised if I bumped into them on the street and didn't know who they were. Well... I would be surprised if I just randomly bumped into them on the street, but that's not the point.

Trying to equate that to something more understandable, I guess it's like the stories your parents would tell you about relatives that aren't around anymore. With the exception that these relatives are still around... and I guess the exception that I'm in some of the stories they tell about them(which only makes it weirder).

I'm not sure why this topic keeps coming up in conversation. I would say that it's just because I've been thinking about it, but in most cases, I didn't initiate it. Maybe there's some big realization I'm supposed to be coming to from this. If so, I haven't found it yet.