hooray responsibility

for some reason, i find the red stripe commercials to be hilarious. i'm sure it has something to do with the exotic accent.

a good friend wrote an interesting song... lyrically interesting - we're collaborating on the music. this is actually the second collaboration i'm working on at the moment. in a way, both songs are lyrically related...

one song speaks of the judgment of the Lord... His righteous anger and holiness. There are so many "believers" who will align themselves with Christ when it suits them, but live something totally different when the benefits of Christ-like living run out.

in the other song... someone reflects on some recent incidents. a believer who has no sense of responsibility to her community, to her brothers especially. when the words fit, she would speak what was necessary to align with Christ and His Kingdom... but when the benefits of selfishness outweighed responsibility to healthy relationships, no one can make sense of what happened... maybe not even the girl in question...


i'm so thankful for friends who understand their responsibilities as FRIENDS, and as Christians.
those terms are more closely related than some of the latter would appear to live.
to be a friend to someone means that you can find happiness seeing the OTHER being happy.
why is that such a hard thing to ask from some?
i LOVE seeing other people being happy, smiling, enjoying themselves. That's why it's hard to kick people out of my apartment at reasonable hours... i can tell that my friends are enjoying each other, enjoying the fellowship, and even if i'm just watching or listening, i'm wonderfully content, and happy to watch. i think that fellowship is one of the most important parts of the Christian spiritual journey... at least, i know i don't want to walk it alone.

i still want you to walk with me, anyway ;-)