Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac)

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Have you ever had that time in your life where nothing seems to go the way you thought it should?  Have you ever been afraid of changing?  Ever wanted to climb a mountain and then turned around.  We have one sentence for you...YOU ARE NOT ALONE!  Everyone who has ever breathed has had moments of frustrations and disenchantment about their lives.  The key?  Don't let those emotions turn into a landslide that brings you down...

"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac from the eponymous 1975 album also known as the "White Album"

As of 2017, today's featured single by Fleetwood Mac has sold over two million copies in the United States alone.  That's not too shabby considering the original 1975 single peaked at #51 upon its release, not even cracking the top 40.  

It is no wonder it has sold as many copies, as Fleetwood Mac has performed the song live in virtually every concert since the song's introduction in 1975, and Stevie Nicks has serenaded audiences with "Landslide" in the bulk of her solo shows.  

"Landslide" was written before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac.  The story goes, that Nicks was in the Aspen, Colorado area when the writing of the song occurred.  She and Buckingham had just been dropped by their previous label, Polydor Records, and were wondering about what the musical road had in store for them going forward.  They found themselves with a freshman album release, the aptly titled Buckingham Nicks, but no label for the follow-up.  About that same time, Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Go Your Own Way", Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Little Lies",  Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Don't Stop")  was seeking a new lead guitarist.  Lindsey Buckingham agreed to the new gig as long as Stevie, his girlfriend at the time, was a part of the deal as a singer.  The rest, as they say, is music history as the most successful lineup of the band released the eponymous Fleetwood Mac would go to #1 in the US and set up their next album  Rumours, to be a landslide of a hit as well as the stuff of which individual record legends are made.

Fleetwood Mac has had its ups and downs since its beginnings in 1967.  54 years is a long time to keep up with the same crew and not have some "conversations" and breakups.  In fact, the current lineup does not include Lindsey Buckingham, as he was replaced by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Tuesday's Musical Notes' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers songs)  guitarist, Mike Campbell and Crowded House guitarist Neil Finn in 2018.   Unfortunately, there is very little conversation about a new album or tour by the band.  It seems the landslide of Buckingham's firing and the consternation the band has for each other may have very well brought them down.   

"Landslide" has been covered by many groups, most famously by the Smashing Pumpkins, Miley Cyrus, and  The Chicks.  

For any group of people to have success and longevity whether they are rock-n-rollers or rulers, there has to be agreement, grace, and collaboration.  History is replete with nations that have risen to prominence and now cease to exist (are you listening United States of America?).  In fact, the nation of Israel has only been recognized as a nation in modern history since 1947.  It has certainly overcome several landslides in its history, but none so devastating as the one that Israel endured when it got that for which it asked.

1 Kings 12 - 2 Chronicles 36 New American Standard Bible/The Amplified Bible/King James Version of the Bible parallel

I don't know about you, but I tend to read linearly when I read a book.  What I mean by this is that the table of contents is the first thing that happens, the story then takes place one event after another, then the ending happens and you're done.  But the Bible is a different book.  You can't read it as the Council of Nicea dictated its books and chapters to be lined up.  The best bet is to get a chronological reading plan, app, or Bible, if you want a better idea of how the events happened.  Up to this point, the narrative of Israel has been linear.  At this point, however, we see that the books of Kings and Chronicles and many of the prophetic books should be read together.  For example, the book of Jonah should probably come in around the point of 2 Kings 14 and Chronicles 25.  Obadiah should be placed chronologically ahead of 2 Kings 1, and so on.  That being said, you must remember that the prophets of the time were attempting to minister to, advise, and return Israel and her leaders back to God.  Here is a good timeline that may make more sense:

 

As you can see, at the death of Solomon the avalanche begins as the nation is led by a series of kings who do not remember the ways of King David.  The situation becomes so bad that a civil war develops resulting in the once storied nation becoming 2 kingdoms.  The Northern Kingdom never had a chance as the rebel leaders who would eventually rule as kings continually bowed, worshiped, and sacrificed (sometimes even their children) to the gods of surrounding nations, including Baal and Ashtoreth.  In one of the most defiant acts, the northern king Jeroboam replicated the sin committed in the wilderness by the Israelite's forefathers (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Hard Habit to Break" (Chicago)) by setting up gold calf idols in the towns of Dan and Bethel.  This set the stage for a series of nothing but evil kings in the North.

The Southern Kingdom didn't fare much better as you can see in the chart.  There were very few godly kings in the Southern Kingdom.  In fact, many of them were either ambivalent about God or as evil as their Northern counterparts.  It seems that after Israel got what they wanted by having a king, they took God's love and they took it down...

All the while God's prophets were attempting to right the direction of the sinking ship.  The stories of Amos, Jonah, Isaiah, and others are littered across the devastation that becomes the nation.  

We'll discuss the result of both kingdom's rebellion against God and the prophets in future Musical Notes, just understand that when Israel got its way, instead of building their life around God, the resulting landslide brought them down to depths they had not experienced since being slaves in Egypt.  

So friend, don't be afraid of changing.  You can build your life around Him.  Time grows shorter, you're getting older, He's still waiting for you. When you see your reflection in the snow-covered hills and don't like what you see, don't wait for the landslide to take your love and take it down.  Turn away from the bad things, the sin, the things you see in that reflection that God's Word says is wrong and turn towards the One who can sail through ocean tides and handle every season of your life...you see, the landslide will bring you down...the Bible, however, has much hope as it says...But God...

'Til Tuesday,

Loving HIM by loving You,

randy

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Tuesday's Musical Notes - "King of Pain" (The Police)

Since its inception on the last Tuesday of May in 2012, Tuesday's Musical Notes has attempted to entertain, inform, and enlighten our readers with some perspectives on music that they have never considered.  We have found this at times to be both incredibly enjoyable, and intensely challenging as we have wanted to take beloved songs and interpret them in new ways.  It is my extreme hope to never offend with our reinterpretations, but we think it is important to consider the source of all music and make sure that the inspiration that artists are given to write songs is attributed appropriately.  We confess to our bias towards specific decades of music and to a foundation by which we use to interpret lyrics, titles, and sometimes even the tunes that serve as the soundtrack to this poetry.  

Thank you for investing your time in reading Tuesday's Musical Notes.  It is always appreciated.  Thank you for sharing Tuesday's Musical Notes. Your sharing is always something we note as we check our analytics.  Thank you for being here and hanging out on Tuesday's even when perhaps the narrative is not as clearly declarative.  Thank you for laughing, and pondering.  I really love writing this blog and intend to share it with you for many years to come.  But you must let me know if we ever get long in the tooth or become a King of Pain.  If we do, we hope you will immediately call The Police...

"King of Pain" from the June 17, 1983 album Synchronicity by The Police

Following on the heels of last week's break-up song, Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Throwing it All Away" (Genesis), comes the interpretation of love lost by Sting and The Police.  Yes, there is a theme developing here at The Notes, but we will attempt to not be morose about it all.  (And no the theme isn't mine. My happy 35-year marriage continues to be happy... she's more exceptional every day and we just celebrated grandbaby #4 being born!!!) 

In fact, Sting has gone on record to say that "King of Pain" was written in the presence of his current wife Trudie.  Sting was in Jamaica recovering from his previous breakup and told Trudie..."Look, there's a little black spot on the sun today". And there's a pause. I said, 'That's my soul up there." (original source: Sting.com: THE POLICE: King Of Pain, 12. Sting.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014, from the article:   "King of Pain" - wikipedia.org )

"King of Pain" peaked at #3 for The Police (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Roxanne" (The Police)) on the US Billboard Hot 100.   It has been covered by Alanis Morissette (1999's MTV Unplugged) as well as the band Mudvayne (2007's By the People, For the People).  Lady Gaga has performed the song as a duet with Sting and Weird Al Yankovic parodied the song ("King of Suede") on his 1984 album "Weird Al Yankovic" in 3-D.

The song details the struggles of the broken-hearted and the viewpoint of one who is going through a sad time in their lives.  Almost everyone has experienced the hyperbole expressed in the emotional lyrics.  Interestingly enough, the One who created music has experienced some of the same sadness as His people, who were called by His name, rejected His leadership to settle for earthly Kings.  

"Give us a king so we can be like the other nations!" cried the children of Israel.  They had just come through the period of the Judges (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Here Come the Judge" (Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham)) and they were done with the pseudo-religious leadership from those judges.  

As the last judge, Samuel came along and traveled the nation serving as prophet and arbiter for disputes.  But even Samuel was not good enough for the nation as his sons were corrupt and discredited. The desire to be like everyone else in the world would not be squelched by Israel.  This desire would be the beginning of their downfall as the first King, Saul, disobeyed God and did not repent.  

The second King of Israel was an adulterer, murderer.  His family was the definition of dysfunction.  Perhaps you've heard of King David?  David is still revered in Israel as the greatest commander and king the nation has ever had.  The difference between David and Saul?  David did repent to God about his adultery and murder.  (the dysfunctionality of his family...well that became an issue as time went on) And get this...God forgave David!  So you think you've done too much bad stuff that God would never forgive you?  I don't think so. 

So we come to David's boy, Solomon.  While Saul's kingship was fraught with difficulties due to Saul's disobedience, depression, and paranoia, Solomon truly would become the first of Israel's Kings of Pain.

1 Kings 11 New American Standard Bible/The Amplified Bible/King James Version of the Bible parallel

Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived.  The question becomes very quickly, why did Solomon surround himself with so many folks who would lead him away from worshipping the One True God?  Well, we go back to the fact that the nation of Israel wanted to be like all the nations around them.  1 Samuel 8:4-5 NASB/AMP/KJV  The problem?  Israel was called apart from all other nations when God made the covenant with Abraham.  They were His people and were supposed to be His "peculiar" (as some translations put it) people.  By having a king, they lost some of their peculiarity and specialness.   But back to Solomon.

Solomon had close to 1000 wives.  Now before we go laying the blame on all these women, we must first realize something very important.  The wives of Solomon were only doing what they knew how to do.  Simply put, they were women who had no relationship with God acting like women who had no relationship with God.  One quick lesson for believers.  Don't hold those folks who are not saved to a standard they don't understand.  In Solomon's case, he was the servant of the One True God and yet he didn't lead his household and instruct his wives in the ways of God.  Please don't get me wrong.  Tuesday's Musical Notes does not, nor will ever, support polygamy of any kind.  Yet, cultural norms aside, Solomon had a huge opportunity to bring these women to God.  Instead, the adverse became true.  These foreign women, who Solomon had married for political gain and acceptance (and so Israel could be more like other nations), drew Solomon and thus the nation away from serving, worshipping, and relying on the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Solomon's poor decisions regarding his wives and their worship, caused Solomon to be the first King of Pain.  Unfortunately for the nation of Israel...there were many more.  Yup, you've got much to look forward to here at The Notes!!!

So what?  Well, Solomon's example today proves a couple of things.  Be solid in your worship of God.  To do that, be in His Word as often as you possibly can.  Study the Bible, listen to sound preaching, surround yourself with folks who can encourage and edify you as you walk with God.  Guard your ears to keep them from being tickled by the false teaching of the enemy.  Test what you hear against the benchmark of the Bible for its truthfulness.  

Also, for those friends and relatives who don't serve God, be careful to not place on them the same standards God has placed on you.  You are the peculiar one, for the time being, they are not.   Love them where they are, tell them about Jesus, then allow Holy Spirit to do His work.  Most importantly, don't give up on them.  God won't.  Commit to praying that Holy Spirit will draw them.  Remember no one is so bad that God can't change them.  Be a vigilant advocate for them by prayer and love. 

Make sure that you do nothing to be a King of Pain in their lives.  Be truthful and honest, but not mean and spiteful.  Be there to encourage and guide them as they begin a walk with Jesus.  Answer their questions or find resources to answer their questions.  But most importantly do what Jesus said was the greatest commandment:  Love God and love everybody else.  (The Gospel of Jesus according to the tax collector Matthew, chapter 22, verses 36-40 NASB/AMP/KJV) 

Today, maybe you don't have a relationship with God.  Today, we are figuratively hoping that you'll end this reign of the evil one in your life.  Today, we lovingly implore you to read the tax collector's version of the life of Jesus: Matthew NASB/AMP/KJV or perhaps a physician's perspective on Jesus relates better to you: Luke NASB/AMP/KJV.  Maybe you need a fisherman's view of who Jesus was: John NASB/AMP/KJV  Or maybe, you just need to hear an evangelist tell you about Jesus:  Mark NASB/AMP/KJV  Today, as you read the story of Jesus' by which you relate the most, listen.  Listen for God as Holy Spirit.  He will guide you as He draws you to a restorative relationship with God.  

Regardless of the vantage point, Jesus' story is true.  If there's a little black spot on your sun today, or if you've stood here before in the pouring rain with the world turning circles runnin' round your brain, please understand that Jesus is waiting to release you from the king of pain...

'Til Tuesday,

Loving HIM by loving You,

randy

 

Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Throwing It All Away" (Genesis)

Welcome to Tuesday, what more can we say?  Well, for one thing, it is the most wonderful day.  Tunes and movies once released in a flurry. Folks came to the stores just to see,  in a hurry.  The occasional book, it too, of a Tuesday, would find itself all up in shelves on display.  So Tuesdays became a day much heralded. And inspires this writing each week as is warranted.  

Thus began this blog from our hands.  It's found its way to many far, far lands.  It's all about music, and life, and some things, that cause you to ponder today, about kings.  That's right, it is Solomon our focus today.  He was blessed as a king throwing it all away...

"Throwing It All Away" from the 1986 album Invisible Touch by Genesis

"Throwing It All Away" is the second single of five released from the 13th album by Genesis, Invisible Touch.  "Throwing It All Away"  is also the 5th song by the British band to be featured here at Tuesday's Musical Notes. (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Invisible Touch" (Genesis), Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Follow You, Follow Me" (Genesis), Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Misunderstanding" (Genesis), Tuesday's Musical Notes - "No Reply at All" (Genesis))  "Throwing It All Away" peaked at #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 and went all the way to #1 on the Adult Contemporary as well as the Album Rock Tracks charts.  Stories are that the writing of the song is in response to lead singer Phil Collins going through a painful divorce.   A reading of the lyrics and one would surmise the stories have some truth to them.  

Invisible Touch would be the only album that would supply Genesis with a #1 hit ("Invisible Touch") and would continue to bolster the band's 80s successes.  It's 5 singles all went top 5 on the charts putting Genesis in a remote group of artists to have 5 singles from 1 album achieve that kind of success (Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, and Madonna were the other artists).  

As a band Genesis has sold between 100 and 150 million records worldwide.   This makes the band members, whose current lineup is vocalist and drummer Phil Collins, guitarist Mike Rutherford (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "All I Need is a Miracle" (Mike + The Mechanics), Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (Mike + The Mechanics)), and Keyboardist Tony Banks, some of the world's most wealthy musicians.  (Rutherford and Banks are founding members who began the band in 1967, that's 54 years for those of you who are keeping count.)  

Speaking of wealth and net worth, here is a listing that shows the musicians who are the wealthiest:  Top 100 Richest Musicians - therichest.com 2021

This list is fascinating when you consider the amount of money these artists have.   Adjusting for inflation, these musicians would pale in comparison to a king who reigned in Israel from 970-930 BC.  We find his story scattered in the Old Testament through 1 Kings 3-11 New American Standard Bible/The Amplified Bible/King James Version of the Bible parallel, 1 Chronicles 22 - 2 Chronicles 9 NASB/AMP/KJV, Proverbs NASB/AMP/KJV, Ecclesiastes NASB/AMP/KJV, and Song of Solomon or Song of Songs NASB/AMP/KJV.  

His most famous moment came early on in his reign.  God had promised Solomon the throne after David died.  God also promised Solomon that He would bless Solomon with anything for which Solomon requested.  Solomon's request was for wisdom.  Since wisdom was Solomon's request and God found that to be a good thing, God blessed Solomon with the wealth and stature for which Solomon did not ask.   Solomon's kingdom and his wisdom became world-renowned.  Dignitaries, specifically the Queen of Sheba, came to see the wisdom and wealth of Solomon and were astounded by both.  

As Solomon's kingdom progressed, it regressed in its association with God.  Solomon literally threw his kingdom away by following the gods of the many women to which he had physical relations.  (anywhere from 900-1000!) Because of His relationship with David, God did not immediately take Solomon's kingdom away, but the process had begun for the nation of Israel to start its decline towards paganism and eventual take over by other countries...more about that later.  

Solomon had everything one can imagine in this world.  The only thing he was lacking was to rely on God's strength and resilience when tempted to follow the gods of his wives.  Yes, Solomon's wives were the source of his temptation.  One would imagine that having as many wives as he did, Solomon eventually wore down from the constant barrage of their instigating evil and paganism in the land.  His resilience depended on his power and strength and he wound up throwing it all away as he succumbed to the evil that was circumventing his kingdom.

That begs the question, what is the source of our resilience and strength?  Have we based our kingdom on the things of God or have we decided that we can handle everything through our own fortitude and power.  This self-absorption is a quick recipe for our own version of throwing it all away.  

Can we honestly say that our strength is perfect?  Absolutely not, but we can say assuredly that God's strength is because He is perfect.  His strength can get us through any temptation.  God's strength and His Word supported Jesus as He was tempted by the enemy in the desert and His strength is available to us in the same way.

The apostle Paul addressed hardship when he wrote to the church in Philippi. Philippians 4:10-13 NASB/AMP/KJV The 13th verse of this passage is taken out of context so often.  While the sentiment is good and goes along with today's blog, it has a laundry list of the things that Paul has survived before he can exclaim..."I can do all things through Him who gives me strength."  

What is your list?  What are the things in your life that you feel you have overcome?  Have you been reliant on your own power or have you put your hope and provision in God?  This passage portends that God is the One who can help us to overcome the adversity and temptation in our lives through His strength and His alone.  

Sometimes I wonder if God doesn't join his voice with Mr. Collins pleading with us..."...Throwing it all away Is there nothing I can say to make you change your mind..."

If you take a minute and reflect on your life you soon realize that the answer to "...Now who will light up the darkness And who will hold your hand Who will find you the answers when you don't understand..." is not exactly who you may think...throwing it all away...

'Til Tuesday,

Loving HIM by loving You,

randy

 

Tuesday's Musical Notes - "In My Life" (The Beatles)

Hey, there friend!  Welcome to Tuesday! It's time to celebrate another day of livin'!  It's time to celebrate another day of life!  Today's life is brought to you in the mold of the 3rd day of the week!  Get this!  Tuesday derives its name from Old English and the celebration of the god of single combat.  I don't know about you, but I've had some Tuesdays that seem like I'm always fighting something.  Norse mythology also has this day as a celebration of law and justice. Maybe your single combat battles have resulted in law and justice being served...or maybe it's just Tuesday. 

Anyway, welcome to Tuesday's Musical Notes, the blog that answers many of the questions you never really wanted to be answered...but found interesting nonetheless.  In my life, it is a great way to meld three of my favorite things!  More about those in a moment but for now thanks for stopping by!!!  We hope Tuesday's Musical Notes is on your list of places you remember...

"In My Life" by The Beatles from the December 3, 1965 album Rubber Soul 

Rubber Soul was one of the rare records that came at a time when The Beatles had no touring or film commitments.  It was the band's sixth album overall but only their second album of completely original material.  Coming right off the heals of HELP! (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "HELP!" (The Beatles)), it was their second album to be released in 1965.  The album saw two versions produced.  One for the US and the other for the UK.  The US versions cut 4 songs that would later be included in the 1966 album, Yesterday and Today.  Rubber Soul is one of the iconic albums by The Beatles and found itself at #5 position on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.  

"In My Life" joins the other songs of Rubber Soul by seeming to usher in a more reflective season for the music of The Beatles.  Very little of their writing had to do with personal moments of their lives up to this point.  If you review the singles released by The Beatles, pre-Rubber Soul, you see that especially the Lennon/McCartney collaborations on this album are different.  

While "In My Life" is credited to Lennon/McCartney, there is some conversation regarding its origin. 

"How The Beatles made "In My Life" - The Hollyhobs, April 2, 2019  

The song was never released as a single but gets continued radio play due to its being on a track on Rubber Soul and the fact that it is by THE BEATLES.  "In My Life" remains so popular that it also finds itself on a Rolling Stone list.  It comes in at #23 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.  Not too bad for a song that wasn't a single, nor was it in the mode of what was expected by the biggest band in the world at the time of its recording.  

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery.  Some of the biggest names in music have covered "In My Life".  Allan Hall (Selah), Judy Collins, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Cash, and Bette Midler have all produced the song on albums.  Midler's version was on the soundtrack to the movie For the Boys and was the most successful of the covers finding itself peaking at #20 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.  John Lennon's first wife Cynthia even recorded a cover of "In My Life" for The Beatles Complete on Ukelele.  (You read that right...it is an attempt to record every Beatles song by or at least including a ukelele.) 

There is much we can imitate from the song.  Its reflective theme resonates with everyone at some point in their lives.  Even kings take the opportunity to look back.  And here's where my 3 favorite things, Tuesday, tunes, and theology, come together, right now...you get the point.

1 Samuel 16 - 1Kings 1 New American Standard Bible/The Amplified Bible/King James Version of the Bible parallel

David is absolutely my favorite Old Testament Bible character.  First of all, he is a musician. Me too!!! I mean really what more do we need than a musician who will be king, but I digress.  

Secondly, he is a herdsman.  Me too!!! (well at least as a kid on our small farm.  Cattle was our animal of choice and then it was only 10-12 head, does that count as a herd?)  David's herd consisted of sheep.  Perhaps we've mentioned the fact that sheep herding is one of the most difficult livestock trades existing.  Sheep are not the brightest animal, in fact, they are considered the dumbest on the planet.  (Perhaps that's why the Bible refers to humans as sheep on occasion.)  The sheepherder is not only responsible to protect the flock from predators but also from the sheep themselves.  

Finally, David really messed up many times throughout his life. Me too!!! Just like King Saul his mentor and predecessor, he disobeyed God and sinned.  On one of the most egregious occasions, David had Uriah, one of his mighty men, killed to cover up the affair David had with Bathsheba, Uriah's wife.  This sin and others in David's life had consequences. David repented and God revived their relationship.  Even though David was restored in his relationship with God, those consequences would plague him for the rest of his life.  His kingdom was seemingly in turmoil for the remainder of his life in the form of a family that defines dysfunctionality for generations to come.  

The difference between David and Saul?  Through all of the mess-ups, the wrongdoings, and the sin, David remembered something that had been prevalent in his life.  He loved God more.  Saul disobeyed God and never seemingly repented of his broken relationship with God. He loved himself and his power more. David however, mourned in the times his relationship with God was broken because of his missteps.  He repented for the sin in his life and he turned to the God who had brought him out of the hands of lions and giants and into the throne room of a king.  He loved God more than the trappings of being king and the power of conquering surrounding nations.  He loved God more than the lust that consumed him at his greatest failure and he turned his grief about the broken relationship with God into repentance and obedience and praise of the God who was faithful to restore him.

Many of the Psalms are an expression of the way David felt at times in his life.  Some of those Psalms are celebratory and others are depressing.  He wrote songs about how God had brought him into triumph and he wrote songs about his experiences away from God.  Psalm 51:1-17 NASB/AMP/KJV  

Ultimately, the theme of David's songs was his love and trust in God. Regardless of the people and things he'd known before, in his life...David loved God more.

Can the same be said for us?  Where do our affections lie?  Have we been truly honest with ourselves as we reflect on the places we remember?  Have we come to a point where we realize that this is not all there is?   Have we come to a point where we hear a still small voice calling to us to come to Him forever and for better?  Have we come to a point where we recognize that in our life there's something more?  

This song is attributed to John Lennon and Paul McCartney.  Regardless of who wrote it, I can see King David singing it.  I can see me seeing it.  What about you?  Can you hear yourself singing..."In my life, I love You more?

'Til Tuesday,

Loving HIM by loving You,

randy

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