Love is a life

As I wondered the streets of Santa Monica during my 12 hour layover at LAX- I couldn't help but think of the words to the Carrie Underwood song "Change." It seemed like every corner was another person desperate for something more... Now we could go into the debate of the legitmacy of these individuals- but today, as my heart broke everytime I saw another cardboard sign, I realised... it doesn't matter. It doesn't really matter if they're homeless or not, it doesn't really matter if it's a scam, or if they're just too "lazy" to get a job. First of all, it's not our responsibility to delegate where money goes, it doesn't really belong to us, it belongs to the God, who blessed us with it, and if we feel led to give, then it's out of our hands- then it's between that individual and God- though honestly I'm going off on a side tangent... what I really want to talk about is the fact, that those people ARE people in need, even if they dont have starving mouths to feed at home, even if they aren't out of work, or trying to raise money for a lung operation... there is something that drives a person to that point- and it's a need, the need to be loved, and seen... we have the ability to change the world with the little things we do, the small conversations, I'm not even saying you need to give money to every person you see on a street corner, that would be ridiculous- but think about what a difference you could make in their world if you asked their story, looked them in the eye- showed them they're worth loving... what a difference we could have simply by being wililng to see people, and acknowledge them as having worth... Christ died for them, so I think they're worth a lot.

What'cha gonna do with the 36 cents

Sticky with Coke on your floorboard
When a woman on the street is huddle in the cold
On a sidewalk vent trying to keep warm
Do you call her over hand her the change
Ask her a story ask her her name
Or do you tell yourself

You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world
You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world

What'cha gonna do when you're watching t.v.
And an ad comes on
Yeah you know the kind
Flashin' up pictures of a child in need
For a dime a day you can save a life
Do you call the number reach out a hand
Or do you change the channel call it a scam
Or do you tell yourself

You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world
Don't you listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world
Oh the smallest thing can make all the difference
Love is alive
Don't listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world

The worlds so big it could break your heart
And you just wanna help
But not sure where to start
so you close your eyes
Send up a prayer into the dark

You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world
Don't listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool to believe
To can change the world
Oh the smallest thing can all the difference
Love is alive
Don't listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world