I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens..-(Psalm 89:1-2)
AFTERNOON SUN-DAY SCHOOL LESSON (MERCY, MERCY ME)
by eric d. graham
There is no one, who sung of MERCY more beautifully with so much soul and passion than the Great Rhythm & Blues singer Marvin Gaye, whose song MERCY, MERCY ME from his 1971 album, What...'s Going ON? contain the heartfelt lyrics:
Mercy, mercy me
Things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east
Mercy, mercy me
Things ain't what they used to be, no no
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
(SEE) Marvin sung Mercy, Mercy Me, as if, he had just finished reading Matthew Chapter 5:verse 7, which states: "Blessed are the merciful for the shall obtain MERCY.
But, as beautiful as that song is, however, no one can never forget the unforgettable, which occurred 36 years ago, in 1983, during the NBA All-Star Game, in Los Angeles, when MARVIN gave his sensual yet spiritual rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, which was composed by a former slave-owning lawyer named Frances Scott Key, who referred to the so-called African-Americans as a "distinct and inferior race of people" that he wanted to "SEE" hunted down and terrorized for fighting for their freedom in the third stanza of the National Anthem after "WITNESSING" the White House burning on August 24, 1814.
Despite these disturbing fact, Gaye gave a "little light to the "hidden" darkness of the song's racist past, making everyone feel the vibration of his voice in their BELLIES when soulfully "BELTING OUT" the opening verse: "Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light"..(ref.Hidden Plain Sight: Are You Serious)
Unfortunately, for Scott Key, he didn't desire any MERCY or COMPASSion for his"so-called slaves" when he wrote the Star-Spangled Banner ....
Sadly, he didn't know anything about THE SON OF MAN, who came with healing in his wings-that made a paralyzed man "wALk" and a man blind "SEE"... According to the Book of Matthew 9:12-13, the SON of Man said, when his disciples questioned by a PhariSEES, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” He replied, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire MERCY, and not sacrifice.’
For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
With that said, to All my brothers and sisters, TRAVEL with me As we SEEK the MERCY SEAT of the Most High (Higher Consciousness). (bobbeethehater.blogspost)
Things ain't what they used to be, no no
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
(SEE) Marvin sung Mercy, Mercy Me, as if, he had just finished reading Matthew Chapter 5:verse 7, which states: "Blessed are the merciful for the shall obtain MERCY.
Despite these disturbing fact, Gaye gave a "little light to the "hidden" darkness of the song's racist past, making everyone feel the vibration of his voice in their BELLIES when soulfully "BELTING OUT" the opening verse: "Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light"..(ref.Hidden Plain Sight: Are You Serious)
Sadly, he didn't know anything about THE SON OF MAN, who came with healing in his wings-that made a paralyzed man "wALk" and a man blind "SEE"... According to the Book of Matthew 9:12-13, the SON of Man said, when his disciples questioned by a PhariSEES, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” He replied, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire MERCY, and not sacrifice.’
For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
With that said, to All my brothers and sisters, TRAVEL with me As we SEEK the MERCY SEAT of the Most High (Higher Consciousness). (bobbeethehater.blogspost)
