Pop Songs and their spiritual messages

Here Comes the Sun

It's hard to believe that the Beatles didn't have the Son of God in mind when they recorded "Here Comes the Sun." It's even possible that they were thinking about what the crowds were shouting as Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem in Mt. 21:8-10. It was as though the crowds were singing, "Here comes the Son, here comes the Son..."

8A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
"Hosanna to the Son of David!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Hosanna in the highest!"

10When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun

(George Harrison)

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darlin' it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darlin' it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darlin' the smiles returning to their faces
Little darlin' it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darlin' I feel the ice is slowly meltin'
Little darlin' it seems like years since it's been clear
Here come the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Here come the sun, here comes the sun
It's all right, it's all right

©1980 Southern Music/Northern Songs.

From the album "Flaming Schoolgirls"

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Billboard - Creative Zookeeping

What learning is to me

I used to think that learning was when I could regurgitate the facts on a quiz or an exam. In fact, through my college years I would do my best to figure out what my professor wanted to score an "A" and then do that.

That was until I realized that learning takes many forms, including life experiences. We often hear, "Now, son, what did you learn in school today?" If your son is like most boys, you would probably get an answer like "Oh, nothing!" But, that's not the answer I gave by Dad one day in junior high. I gave my Dad the answer he didn't expect. My Dad asked me like he normally did at the dinner table, "So, son, what did you learn in school today?" I answered very triumphantly, "I learned that when you hit a guy right smack between the eyes, he hits the ground very quickly." He answered back, "Well done, son"

Vivid Learning Experience

My most vivid learning experience occurred during my final year in little league baseball. I was twelve years old and certain that I was destined for the major leagues. That was until that fateful night in July...

Well, the season started off with a bang. I was hitting over .350 and playing shortstop for the Lions Club. I was right on track for being selected for the Calumet City Little League All-Star Team. Or, so I thought. I was home that night waiting for my manager to call me with the big news...you've been selected to the all-star. The longer the night dragged the more I grew concerned, then the door opened and shut. Oh, yes, my manager came to tell me in person.

So, I yelled down the stairs, "Is that you, Terry?" No answer. So, I called out again, "Is that you, Terry?" But, this time there was an answer. My older brother, Jeff, who had been coaching me for years, called back, "No, it's just me!" So, I called back down to him, "Well...when's first practice for us all-stars?" There was blistering silence again.

"I don't know, but there's a problem. You weren't selected as a first team all-star, but there's more..." I thought, more! I didn't need to hear anymore. But, Jeff apparently thought otherwise. So he went on to tell me that one of the other managers told everyoine that if his son didn't make it, then nobody was going to make it. My manager was terrified. And, he folded. He voted for the other manager's son and I was reduced to an alternate...a nobody. I must have cried most of the evening until I finally fell asleep.

My Dad was silent about the whole matter. What was he thinking? Nothing else matterd to me in my whole life, but being an all-star. So, on that fateful night I made a vow that I would never try anything that I couldn't succeed at...and I did for the next 30 years.