Music

I was watching RENT the other day, actually Ive been watching it several times this week, Be it in Movie format or the stage format on DVD, but thats a whole nother matter.
I was struck by the story of RENT's creator Jonathon Larson. The man poured everything he had into the production, and Im talking hours upon hours, days upon days, years upon years of solid and hard work.
During his composing he also worked in New York as a waiter to pay the bills and spent every off night writing this magnificent play. This story touches so many peoples lives because they can relate. He hit the hard issues such as Homelessness, death, poverty, AIDS, and Homosexuality. He touched on the heart of the matter which is people, and he set it to music.
Now I know some people will hear this, or see the movie or play and say its not for them, but, even they can admit something was struck inside them by the play.

The reason that RENT strikes such a chord with me has to do with Mr. Larson himself, The night before the play was set to debut...He died. Never seeing how huge the play would become, or how his work paid off, his life was over.

Life is short, but the main lesson I walked away with was this:
How much or how passionate are we about what we love? Are we really willing to give it all so that someone will find joy and peace and something that makes them, them?
How did Jonathon Larson really impact people through this project?
Am I willing to do the same?

Music, it resonates within me, its my life, I live for it, and it appears so did Jonathon Larson.
R.I.P Jonathon Larson 1960-1996

Song Lyrics

Greetings faithful Blog readers.... I ahve in my posession several blog posts that need to come up and online. Today I wish to talk about two songs...well choruses and bridges of songs that is. I worte them down because they struck a chord deep within me. I hope as you read them they will strike a chord in you as well.

And If our God is for us,
Then who can stand against us?
And If Our God is with us,
Then who can stand against?...

And a prayer as well as a reminder for us as believers something I wish with all my heart.

Let the glory of your name
be the passion of the Church,
Let the righteousness of God
be the Holy flame that burns,
Let the saving Love of Christ
be the measure of our lives,
We Believe, your All to Us.