Decide What to Say (thank you, Paul Simon!)
We don’t have to react to what’s being said or done around us. We can pause and decide what we’re going to say (if anything) and just choose to love anyway. Thank you, Paul Simon, for your great music! May God bless you, protect you, and give you peace!
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Music: “Slip Slidin’ Away” (Paul Simon)
Words by me: Decide what to say. Choose to love anyway. You know, the nearer the relation, essential: decide what to say. We know it’s hard to hear what makes us frown. No need to build a friendship graveyard – don’t put others down. Words can be weapons – don’t live in fear. Let love flow through you, overpowering – let angst and stress go – they’ll disappear. Decide what to say. Choose to love anyway. You know, the nearer the relation, essential: decide what to say. Don’t push away those in your life. If you react to circumstances, that will cause more strife. We can respond with wisdom, love, common sense. Look hard for bridges of understanding instead of simply constructing a fence. Decide what to say. Choose to love anyway. You know, the nearer the relation, essential: decide what to say. Inquire, seek, and explore. As long as we stay know-it-alls, we won’t learn any more. Let’s go a long way – be present in pain. Listening helps to turn around a situation and bring unity again. Decide what to say. Choose to love anyway. You know, the nearer the relation, essential: decide what to say. God only knows. God’s got good plans. Some information’s unavailable, but God’s bigger than all of our problems, all of our schemes. We’re called to love God and love people and just trust that He is here with us today. Decide what to say. Choose to love anyway. You know, the nearer the relation, essential: decide what to say. Decide what to say. Choose to love anyway. You know, the nearer the relation, essential: decide what to say.
