Blown Away

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us, (Psalm 103:12).

This scripture reminds us of God’s great power and his great mercy and his loving compassion for us. But can we imitate Him in this (as in Mat 6:15)? We are not God, we cannot separate others from their sins even as far as the length of our noses.  Maybe what this means is that we can try to look at others (who have wronged us) as if they had never sinned. What will happen if we treat them that way? Have you ever experienced such forgiveness and were you blow away?   I have and I was blow away -as far as the east is from the west.

Get on down

Get On Up and Get Down

I saw J.B. at the Seton Hall U gym when I was still in the 8th grade. It was my first concert and I can't even remember how I came to be there, but I was. I remember seeing those big Vox speakers outside of the closed curtains on either side of the stage and I heard the band rehearsing a new song; "I Don't Want Nobody To Give me Nothing" and I was hooked before the show even got started. Then the curtains parted and the stage lights came up and the announcer standing there stage center said something like: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce to you, The Hardest Working Man in All Show Business, Mr. JAMES BROWN!!!" And then simultaneously, Maceo and the  band hit it and started in playing "Cold Sweat" and I'd swear that I broke out into one myself. J.B. then came sliding out on stage, hair slicked back, head rocking and already sweating and proceeded to put on a show that I'll never forget. Incidentally the photo is more recent, it's some people getting down at my daughter B's wedding reception in ATL. On a personal note, I'm looking forward to seeing the "Get On Up" movie tonight; with the same 8th grade zeal that I felt before... I got that feeling, baby.