Well, before I get to #25-21 of my top 30 Keith Green songs, I have to let you all know what's been going on in my life recently. Things have been pretty hectic. I'm really enjoying my Criminal Justice c l a s s and I barely even have to study for it, as most of the material just comes natural to me. I wish I could say the same for Music Appreciation

My MA teacher seems to feel that her c l a s s is more important than anything else in life. This week, for instance I have about 80 pages of reading on the Baroque period (which includes about 100 terms I have to study), studying for a test on the Renaissance music period and working on a research paper on the societal ways and means during a specific period of musical advancement...try saying that 5 times fast! This paper, btw is due in less than 2 weeks...somebody shoot me.....

This however pales to my work situation. I was transferred to a different High School last week to work 1 on 1 with an autistic boy who thinks we should all bend over and kiss his a** and treat him better than all the other students. On my second day working with him he referred to me as a "fat F*****" and "stupid piece of s*** moron". And here's the kicker...because that's part of his disability there isn't a dang thing we can do to stop him from saying whatever he wants to. The next day got better when he ran from me while waiting for someone to pick him up. He told me to "make him" stop. Yeah right. Sigh. Okay, ventings over. Now onto the music

Coming in at #25

Make My Life A Prayer To You

Make my life a prayer to You,

I want to do what you want me to,

No empty words and no white lies,

No token prayers, no compromise,

I want to shine the light you gave,

Through Your Son, you sent to save us,

From ourselves and our despair,

It comforts me to know you're really there.

Oh, I want to thank you now, for being patient with me,

Oh, it's so hard to see, when my eyes are on me,

I guess I'll have to trust and just believe what you say,

Oh, you're coming again, coming to take me away,

I want to die, and let you give,

Your life to me, so I might live,

And share the hope you gave to me,

The love that set me free,

I want to tell the world out there,

You're not some fable or fairy tail,

That I made up inside my head,

You're God, The Son, you've risen from the dead.

Oh, I want to thank you now,

For being patient with me,

Oh, it's so hard to see,

When my eyes are on me,

I guess I'll have to trust,

and just believe what you say,

Oh, you're coming again,

Coming to take me away.

I want to die, and let you give,

Your life to me, so I might give,

And share the hope you gave to me,

I want to share the love that set me free.

This is a great song that really addresses our human frailties, and Keith's desire to totally die to everything that he saw as getting in the way of his being wholly and totally devoted to following God.

#24

How Can They Live Without Jesus?

How can they live without Jesus?

How can they live without God's love?

How can they feel so at home down here,

When there's so much more up above?

Throwing away the things that matter,

They hold onto things that don't.

The world has gone crazy, but soon maybe,

A lot more are going to know.

For maybe they don't understand it,

Or maybe they just haven't heard.

Or maybe we're not doing all we can,

Living up to His Holy Word.

Cause phonies have come and wrongs been done,

Even killing in Jesus' name.

And if you've been burnt, here's what I've learned,

The Lord's not the one to blame.

For He's not just religion with steeples and bells,

Or a sales man who will sell you the things you just want to hear.

But His love was such, that he suffered so much,

To call some of us just to follow, follow.

So many laughing at Jesus,

While the funniest thing that He's done,

Is love this whole stubborn rebellious world,

While their hate for Him just goes on.

And love just like that will bring him back,

For the few He can call His friends.

The ones He's found true who've made it through,

Enduring until the end.

The one's He's found true, who've made it through,

Enduring until the end...

This song asks that age old question "why would we want to live down here when there's so much more up there?" It also expresses a real issue Keith struggled with, which was the necessity to take the good news to all the ends of the earth.

#23