here are some songs about homelessness and poverty...i want you to take a good look at the singers/bands that are bringing out the truth about our society and how we view the impoverished.
toby keith-santa im right here
tokio hotel-forgotten children
phil collins-another day in paradise
beastie boys-johnny ryall
candlebox-he calls home
spearhead-hole in the bucket
paul simon-homeless
janis ian-the mission
arrested development-mr wendal
elton john-on the dark street
bob marley-no women no cry
dave matthew band-seek up
tracy chapman-talking about a revolution
stevie wonder-village ghetto land
warren barfield-my heart goes out
ludacris-runaway love
(most of the songs came from http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/arts/class_songs.html)
i would like you to look up some of the songs and listen to them.
but thats not the point of this blog post.
with a few exceptions...almost all of the songs are sung by non christian bands...even some are not christians.
how sad is that?
people who do not profess that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior are getting the point across about poverty.
take bono for example he is getting out there and taking a stand about AIDS in africa.
and what are the christians doing?
NOTHING!
except for the missionaries.
but we are ALL called to be missionaries!
why are we as christians sitting on our butts and feeling bad for the poor and wanting to do something but never get up and do anything?
we are LAZY!
what if we actually stood up for the homeless?
what if we actually humanized the homeless instead of treating them like a stray dog with rabies?
what if we actually took TIME to talk with them and not just throw money at them?
what if we got their name and prayed for them by their names?
what if we loved them?
maybe just maybe we could show them that there is hope from the one who made them Jesus Christ.
what will you do?
will you take a stand for the impoverished?
or will you sit back on your recliner and watch the impoverished become less and less on the humanity ladder?
matthew 25:31-40 (NIV)
The Sheep and the Goats
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
think about it.
then do something.
