Today I was driving in my car listening to a Shane and Shane song called "Over the Sun." This song challenges me everytime I listen to it! Here are the lyrics, and then I will continue my thought:
Sitting around the fireplace
With a friend who's been through it all
Solomon, wisest one,
Tell me what you have found under the sun.
Under the sun, he answered...
Get over, Get over, Get over the sun where life is hidden.
Then he put on a somber face.
Talked about how the rich man would waste
Away in the ground where the poor man is found
Painted up like a clown under the sun.
Under the sun he answered...
Son, soon you'll be done.
A life spent on some shiny god who leaves you empty.
Every time I hear that song, I can't help but notice the world around me ...turning so fast that we forget to chase after what's meaningful in life. I'm completely guilty of lusting after things that are fleeting. If we're all honest with ourselves, I think you would find that you are too. I'm challenging myself and you to stop putting things that give you temporary pleasure in front the ultimate prize...God! I love the entire 2nd verse of this song, especially the part that says "Talked about how the rich man would waste
Away in the ground where the poor man is found
Painted up like a clown under the sun." I think these words sum up how we view life. We paint the dead to make them look good when their bodies are going into the ground.??? Does that make sense at all? If we could just get over the sun to find where true, meaningful life is found, we would find our purpose for this life.
