Parents are funny creatures. One of my dad’s quirks is to sing out a random song lyric. He hasn’t done this in a long time – but he’s been known to sing Arlo Guthrie’s “I don’t want a pickle, I just wanna ride my motorcycle.” Also, he’ll lean over with mom and disarm a potentially stressful situation taking off Joe Cocker, “You Are So Beautiful to Me.” Finally, Janis Joplin rounds out his oddity repertoire with “O Lord, won’t you buy me a color tv?”
“O Lord, won’t you buy me a color tv.
I wait for delivery each day until 3.
So Lord won’t you buy me a color tv?”
We pray for the strangest things, don’t we? Parents. Spouses. Kids.
What are you praying for? Who are you praying for?
Are you like Moses, up in the mountains with God...praying for deliverance from evil that is besetting your brothers and sisters here below?
Or are you more like Janis, whose next line goes?
O Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town
I’m counting on you Lord, please don’t let me down
Prove that you love me and buy the next round
O Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town.
What have you been praying for lately?
How closely does it line up with the demands of the Gospel?
How much does it relate to your eternal salvation or the salvation of your loved ones?
