today was pretty chill. i had an all staff meeting at big Willow (south barington), but other than that, my day was quite uneventful. i have to be honest...i'm pretty stoked about just being home for the evening with nothing to do. ahh. drink it in. ha.
so, i turned on the tele (hoping that there would be something halfway worthwhile to watch *but willing to settle for anything remotely entertaining). thankfully, i stumbled upon a great documentary on bob dylan. i love learning about where great music actually comes from. what were the circumstances surrounding the composition, etc.? love it. one thing that really caught my attention was the way that everyone described "bobby." countless times, people referred to bob as the voice of a generation. wow. what a title? what a responsibility? *this got me thinking.
who is the voice of our generation? but perhaps even more, what is the voice of our generation saying? i couldn't come to a true objective opinion of who this voice would be. however, i think that the voice may be that of bono. don't judge yet. let me explain. i hear the voice of our generation (having more [materially] than any other generation) screaming out at the top of our lungs in an arena BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!!!!!!
this feels sad. but it rings so true. we have tried everything but we still haven't found what we're looking for, and how could we unless someone shows us the way?! this is where we come in (you know the light of the world. the city on a hill. the light shining brightly in the darkness). if we're the light, but we're not shining, how are they to know, or even attempt to find, the truth?
our generation is crying out for a group of people to burn with passion for something that satisfies the deepest longings of our hearts: to be in loving relationship and community with our very Creator.
let's burn. let's shine. brighter*
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I like this a lot. I really do.
great thoughts.
i heard that song in subway the other day, and i thought to myself,
1) i really like the way this song sounds. such a classic.
2) wow. it's claiming the search is still on, that there's something still worth reaching for.
3) there IS something worth reaching for. but this song is displaying our generation's cry...we are always waiting on the next.
4) and why does this song sound so positive? it's so poppy and happy feeling, but it's saying that we are not quite happy yet.
hmmm. interesting that you blogged about it! :)
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