#ldat40 Day 13, Time of Our Lives, Pitbull, Ne-Yo
I was feeling fatigued on my Lenten discipline this morning. And today I get to deal with Pitpull! As I read the lyric I feel like slipping into a rant about run away reckless consumerism.
"This is the last $20 I got
But I'mma have a good time ballin' or out"
How can you spend the last of your money on a party, when that money could have been used for the poor. Then as the funky beat lifts my spirits I hear how my thoughts echo - Judas' in John 14: 4-6
"But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) "
John lays the blame on Judas for this indignation but Mark 14 and Matthew 26 say that many of the disciples if not all were thinking this.
Celebration is up lifting especially when we are facing tough times.
This for anybody going through tough times
Believe me, been there, done that
But everyday above ground is a great day, remember that
Thanks Pitbull! For the celebration on this Wednesday two weeks into my Lenten journey. I needed that.
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