Now you have a pictorial glimpse of my day on the bike with the Pedaling Parsons. I found that I didn't drink enough (thought I was) throughout the day and felt pretty lethargic the last ten miles of the ride. I also rode pretty hard all morning keeping up with a couple of good riders from the Stark County Bike Club who rode with us to lunch then hitched a ride in a car back to Canton. So this evening I've been trying to hydrate while doing the bulletin for Sunday and losing two games of Euchre.
We are staying in Scott Memorial United Methodist Church in Cadiz. The people have been quite hospitable serving us lots of lasagna and slaw. They also have a couple of showers right in the church, so we didn't have to be trucked to a school or YMCA for showers as is our usual routine.
It's good to see old friends who ride with the Parsons. A couple of people who were on the support team previously have gotten the bug to ride this year. You never know what might happen if you get connected with this group.
Switching gears a bit: On my way driving to North Canton this morning, I either heard a song for the first time, or I just listened to the lyrics. The song is "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath. It was released on his album in August. But the lyrics are powerful and go right along with where I believe that God has been calling me and our church.
Here are the lyrics:
Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black tile
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
Are those people going somewhere?
Why have I never cared?
Chorus
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me your heart for the once forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see
yeah .. yeah .. yeah .. yeah
Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide whats underneath
There’s a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
To ashamed to tell his wife
He’s out of workHe’s buying time
Are those people going somewhere?
Why have I never cared?
Chorus
I’ve been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all alone
Chorus (2X)
As we think about our vision statement, and who we're called to be at Solon United Methodist Church, I keep hearing that we are to meet people's needs like Jesus would. Jesus was in the life-giving, blessing business. That's what we should be doing as well - Blessing people. I think that our first step in seeing where we can bless people is asking God to give us His Eyes. Then we will see people with the same love and compassion that God sees people.
I hope that you get a chance to hear this song soon. Stop and listen to the power of what is being said.
Continue to pray for me as I am praying for you. Time to get some sleep!
Be blessed, and be a blessing,
Scott
PS - I see that the picture posts that I send from my phone have a post time attached to them. This time is actually listed as Pacific time, not EST. So add three hours and that will tell you when I snapped and sent the picture.
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