September 4

OT -- Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
'Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things --
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman among them all.'

Was a woman at the heart of his depression?

Ooooo!

Listen, this whole diatribe on Meaningless is everywhere in my life right now. Listening to a song that Cole sent me via ITunes and I immediately thought of the Teacher. Here are the lyrics, then go listen to the song.

Lyrics to What Is My Role? by Edwyn Collins
If I think too hard then
I can feel like no one, though
I'd rather be alone
Than with people I don't know
'Cause I can't walk in character
I can't act in any way
I don't feel as close to God as you do every day

Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Sometimes I wonder what is my role?
What is my role? What is my role?

If I think too hard
Then nothing seems to fit
I believe that we suffer
Just for the sake of it
And I can't walk in character
I can't act in any way
I don't feel as close to God as you do every day

Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Sometimes I wonder what is my role?
What is my role? What is my role?



There is a story behind this song and it is basically that Edwyn Collins was a fairly large indie folk/rock/pop star when he had 2 strokes back to back that should have killed him. Definitely should have ended his music career, not to mention his singing ability. But it didn't and this song is one of 10 on a great album that explores the whole concept of a comeback, a resurgence, and the emotions surrounding it.

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