Something worth leaving behind.

hello :)

no lesson plan today (but wait, one will appear soon, i'm sure) and something i thought to share with you folks. which is the below song:



(if you prefer, an unplugged version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u91RmcEcinQ&feature=related)

Something Worth Leaving Behind - Lee Ann Womack

Hey Mona Lisa who was Leonardo?
Was he Andy Warhol?
Were you Marilyn Monroe
Hey Mozart, what kind of name is Amadeus
It's kinda like Elvis
You gotta die to be famous
I may not go down in history
I just want someone to remember me

I'll probably never hold a brush
that paints a masterpiece
Probably never find a pen
that writes a symphony
But if I will love then I will find
That I have touched another life
And that's something
Something worth leaving behind

Hey Midas you say you have the magic touch
But even all that shiny stuff
Someday is gonna turn to dust
Hey Jesus it must have been some Sunday morning
In a blaze of glory
We're still tellin' your story
I may not go down in history
I just want someone to remember me

I'll probably never dream a dream
and watch it turn to gold
I know I'll never lose my life
to save another soul
But, if I will love then I will find
That I have touched another life
And that's something
Something worth leaving behind

Hey baby see the future that we're building
Our love lives on in the lives of our children
And that's something
Something worth leaving behind

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truth be told, small groups ministry is often quite thankless. your kids will give you grief and frustration, you may wind up sleepless and in tears because of them. you are constantly behind the scenes, giving and sometimes not getting back in return. you give up so much time and energy, often sacrificing some of the things you love for your kids.

but at the heart of the matter, why do you even bother to do all the above, and perhaps even more, being the ordinary guy/girl you are. nothing special, nothing extraordinary, nothing too genius.

but like the song goes, if you will just love, with God's love, that's something worth leaving behind. showing your kids a worthy love, a worthy God, a worthy journey to take up.

you may be ordinary, you may feel insignificant but remember that there is a love greater than you, and that love arms you with the capacity to love your kids more than you could imagine. :)

and touching their lives is one of the most precious things ever, and is truly something worth leaving behind.