42.

“Where Is The Love?”

What’s wrong with the world, mama
People livin’ like they ain’t got no mamas
I think the whole world’s addicted to the drama
Only attracted to the things that’ll bring a trauma Overseas, yeah, we tryin’ to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin’
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK

But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you’re bound to get irate, yeah

Madness is what you demonstrate
And that’s exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love, this’ll set us straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y’all, y’all

People killin’, people dyin’
Children hurt and you hear them cryin’
Can you practice what you preach?
And would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love

It just ain’t the same, old ways have changed
New days are strange, is the world insane?
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don’t belong?

Nations droppin’ bombs
Chemical gasses fillin’ lungs of little ones
With ongoin’ sufferin’ as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin’ really gone

So I could ask myself really what is goin’ wrong
In this world that we livin’ in people keep on givin’ in
Makin’ wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin’ each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin’ on but the reason’s undercover

The truth is kept secret, and swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where’s the love, y’all, come on (I don’t know)
Where’s the truth, y’all, come on (I don’t know)
Where’s the love, y’all

People killin’, people dyin’
Children hurt and you hear them cryin’
Can you practice what you preach?
Or would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love, the love, the love?

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I’m gettin’ older, y’all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin’
Selfishness got us followin’ the wrong direction

Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema

Yo’, whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love we’re spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity. Where is the love?

That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feelin’ under
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feelin’ down
There’s no wonder why sometimes I’m feelin’ under
Gotta keep my faith alive ’til love is found
Now ask yourself

Father, Father, Father, help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love?

Sing with me y’all
One world, one world (We only got)
One world, one world (That’s all we got)
One world, one world
And something’s wrong with it (Yeah)
Something’s wrong with it (Yeah)
Something’s wrong with the wo-wo-world, yeah
We only got
(One world, one world)
That’s all we got
(One world, one world)

If the Black Eyes Peas got it over a decade ago, what has happened to us? A war is going on for our souls and all we can argue about is wearing masks, trying to claim our piece of the pie, and whether or not the color of a person’s skin or gender gives them more rights than others (The fact that we still or ever needed to have that “discussion” makes me physically ill.), when the greatest conspiracy of all is being overlooked. It’s happening right in front of us. In us and through us and we don’t even see it.

The truth is kept secret, swept under a rug. Father help us! Ask yourself really, what is going on? Where is the love?

“Gotta keep my faith alive til Love is found”

“Love is here. Love is now.”

“I Believe” …

Walk blindly to the light and reach out for his hand
Don’t ask any questions and don’t try to understand
Open up your mind and then open up your heart
And you will see that you and me aren’t very far apart’Cause I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the wayViolence is spread worldwide and there are families on the street
And we sell drugs to children now oh why can’t we just see
That all we do is eliminate our future with the things we do today
Money is our incentive now so that makes it okayBut I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the way
I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the wayI’ve been seeing Lisa now for a little over a year
She said she’s never been so happy but Lisa lives in fear
That one day daddy’s gonna find out she’s in love
With a ****** from the streets
Oh how he would lose it then but she’s still here with me
‘Cause she believes that love will see it through
And one day he’ll understand
And he’ll see me as a person not just a black man’Cause I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the way
I believe I believe I believe I believe that love is the answer
I believe that love will find the way
Love will find the way
Love will find the way
Love will find the way
Please love find the way
Please love find the way

Love will find a way. Love IS the way. Make room for more love today. “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.”

Love died to give you life. He took every stripe knowing that things would be this way here and now. But He did it for YOU. Because He loves you.

“Because You Loved Me”

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I’ll be forever thankful
You’re the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You’re the one who saw me through through it allYou were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand, I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I’m grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don’t know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You’ve been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me I’m everything I am
Because you loved me

He loves us that much and so much more. Yet we scoff at the poor, the oppressed, the “guilty”, the needy. We tell ourselves that people who don’t fit our narrative are irrelevant and unwanted. People experiencing homelessness don’t deserve your time and attention because “they’re weird”. People in prison don’t deserve your kindness because “they deserve what they got”. We are so caught up in bickering trying to dig our heels in to one side of an argument or another when there are literally millions and millions of people enslaved all over the globe. There are millions of children being raped, neglected, abused, tortured, exploited. Where’s the social media outrage about that? There are people starving to death everywhere right now and we’re scrolling and judging and trying to out wit one another to make ourselves feel better about our stance in things.

Are we serious? How are we sleeping at night? How are we not disgusted with ourselves? “Wake up sleepers!” Let’s all take just a moment to push pause on our own feelings, fears, concerns, agendas, what have you and look at the chaos from a Macroscopic view point. Dr. Seuss warned us about this in The Butter Battle Book, which is now banned in some areas as a satire over the Cold War. It I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to read it. As with the song lyrics above, it’s all relevant.

We’re in a stand off. And if everybody would just put their weapons down and start seeing those they’re pointing at as the brothers and sisters they are, maybe we can get somewhere! Father, pull the scales from our eyes and help us see!

Lord, I rejoice at the miracle that in the midst of us rejecting the very people You call us specifically to love over the small stuff we choose to be distracted by, YOU still love us!! Your grace covers us just the same. Oh how Your thoughts are not our thoughts and Your ways not our ways.

We’re so desperate for Your love and acceptance. So desperate for a purpose, wondering who we’re supposed to be and what we’re supposed to do. The answer is right in front of us and we reject it. We say it’s uncomfortable, not good enough, weird, too hard. Oh God! The war for our souls has us so lost and confused. The truth is staring us in the face and we can’t see it. Help us, Father. And forgive us. Thank you for the revival taking place! You are glorious and wonderful! Thank You for Your Love!

“Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” … Love. And that’s Deep Thoughts with Cindy. 😉 LiveALIVE Today!

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to these lyrics nor does anything written herein reflect in anyway the thoughts, ideals, or opinions of the original artists/writers, etc. “Where Is The Love?” – Black Eyed Peas “I Believe” – Blessid Union of Souls “Because You Loved Me” – Celine Dion