tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post8679991993910701082..comments2023-09-12T11:31:20.729-05:00Comments on Straight-Friendly: Let It BeTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-40725732949504022662009-08-06T04:36:33.397-05:002009-08-06T04:36:33.397-05:00What so many fail to consider, Genevieve, is how t...What so many fail to consider, Genevieve, is how their determination to prove they're right and others are wrong affects so many who happen to overhear the argument.<br /><br />Just last night a young friend told me he'd been raised in the Church but left because of all the harm the people in it had done to one another and the wars religion has caused. Naturally, I did my best to point him away from looking at people to see Christ. But when someone's seen too many Christians in conflict and heard too much condemnation between alleged brothers and sisters, it's hard to penetrate his/her misgivings.<br /><br />I wonder how many Romans were drawn to Christ, entered the Church, saw nothing but a group of people attacking each other, and walked away. I wonder how many times this happens on any given day around the world.<br /><br />We need to spend more time with the God of peace and less time with our opinions. We need to let it be.<br /><br />Thanks, dear friend, for your thoughts. It's always a joy to hear your thoughts.<br /><br />Peace and love,<br />TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-70168679495675942872009-08-05T20:14:39.053-05:002009-08-05T20:14:39.053-05:00Arguing about unimportant things is a waste of our...Arguing about unimportant things is a waste of our time and God's time. One thing I have learned is that this is what breaks up churches and wounds people.<br /><br />I remember the song so well. Great advice to leave things alone that are unimportant or unedifying.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-12812863420458557612009-08-05T11:53:33.068-05:002009-08-05T11:53:33.068-05:00Hi Claire--it's great to hear from you!
In th...Hi Claire--it's great to hear from you!<br /><br />In the spirit of total disclosure, before I started looking into it, I thought the same thing. I also thought the song wasn't as personal as it turned out to be. I believed it was more about the world's turmoil than the what was happening in the Abbey Road studios. Of course, it was, but I didn't know it sprang from a situation closer to home.<br /><br />Here's an extra bit of McCartney songwriting trivia you may or may not know. (He told this at a concert I attended several years back.) He wrote "Blackbird" while watching footage of the mid-Sixties race riots in Birmingham, AL. He said he was profoundly moved by one neatly dressed African-American woman who got blown to the ground by Bull Connor's fire hoses. The tragedy of it felt like "the dead of the night" and he wrote the song as a letter to her--"you were only waiting for this moment to be free." Now I cry every time I hear it.<br /><br />I sometimes wonder who this lady was/is and if she knows/knew it.<br /><br />It's a great joy to hear from you, Claire. Thanks for commenting (and following!).<br /><br />Be blessed always,<br />TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-89879613611774439252009-08-05T07:52:30.808-05:002009-08-05T07:52:30.808-05:00I did not know the story about the song Let It Be....I did not know the story about the song Let It Be. Always thought it was John Lennon's somehow. And, for some strange reason, Mother Mary being Virgin Mary. Ah! How did I twist this one around!<br />Thank you for straightening me out.claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.com