Active Kindness by Brian Douglas and John Jennings, © 2004, Jesuswood Publishing
Lyrics	Writers notes
I’ve heard the sound of your cries I’ve seen the shadows of your tears The time of the prophets has come It’s been my plan for many years We all have had our burdens Show me someone who really cares Through life we go through our seasons It’s time to love, it’s time to share My son, I’ve been with you The love you’ve been wanting to find My wisdom is for greater It stretches beyond mankind Were we put here for a reason? Is there one who can tell me why? My God, an aroma that’s pleasing So don’t let life pass you by On the darkest day I saw him Lying in a pool of his blood Was it a mistake or a sin? Trampled in the mire and mud My son, I’ve been with you The love you’ve been wanting to find chorus My wisdom is far greater It stretches beyond mankind There wasn’t a soul to help him The bullet pierced through his right eye The masses of people looked on Why my Lord did he have to die? My God, my dear friend, my brother By him we were told what to do He taught us love one another As I have come here and loved you My son, I’ve been with you The love you’ve been wanting to find chorus My wisdom is far greater It stretches beyond mankind	This song is a reminder that we should love one another as Christ loves us. That is why the song is titled, ACTIVE kindness. We as people, who were created in the likeness of God, should take on the same character as our creator. If we as a people were to take on the likeness of Christ, we would have a lot less problems in the world, i.e., rape, murder, hatred, and all the other pitfalls of mankind. Just as the story of the Good Samaritan. After a man was robbed and stripped of his clothing, and then left for dead, two people, one of them a priest, walked on the other side of the road. It was only until a Samaritan, who was on that same road, stopped and came to his aid, and took him to an inn. He dressed his wounds and told the innkeeper to take care of him until he got back. He said that he would reimburse him for any other costs that incurred. The Jews because of political and religious differences hated the Samaritans. Those types of differences should not make a difference in the large scope of things. We should love our neighbors as we love ourselves.