The lyrics are taken almost verbatim from the King James version of the Bible (Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1–8).
To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven
A time of war, a time of peace
A time of love, a time of hate
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing
To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time of peace, I swear it's not too late!
2007-10-23 08:24:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2007-10-23 08:27:52 · update #1
Even the peacemongers pray for grace, Earnest.
PRAY FOR GRACE
Why must I feel like this today
I'm a soldier but afraid sometimes
To face the things that may
Block the sun from shinin' rays
And fill my life with shades of grey
But still I long to find a way
So today I pray for grace
I take a moment to myself
So I can be myself
To feel myself
And be real myself
Life's addictions and afflictions
Cause abrasions from their friction
Sometimes, it's easier to live in fiction
I can run, but I can't hide
From the pains that
Reside deep down inside
There is no pill
That can be swallowed
There is no guru
That can be followed
There's no escapin'
From my own history
Those that I hurt,
And those that hurt me
I was dead for a million years
'Fore I was born and
I'll be dead for a million more
After I'm gone
So I live, to give somethin'
That can live on
Like the way you hum a song when the music's gone
Like the warmth on the sand
When the sun goes down
And I'm sittin' with myself
Nobody else is around but,
Why must I feel like this today
I'm a soldier but afraid sometimes
To face the things that may
Block the sun from shinin' rays
And fill my life with shades of grey
But still I long to find a way
So today I pray for grace
Been a long, long time
Since I been away
Been a long, long time
Since I felt this way
Been a long, long time
I found the words to say
How much I'm grateful
For my life today
'Cause under every cup
You might find a nut
Behind every corner
You might get jacked up
At the end of every rainbow,
You might find gold
The last bite of your sandwich,
Hope you don't find mold
'Cause none of us
Can live the perfect life
The kind that we see on nick at night
And sometimes, we all
Just lose sight
Of the pain that will guide us
From dark into the light
We fall down yes, but we get up,
And sometimes we just need
A little bit of love
To help make it
Through another day
Into the night, into the light,
Into a Saturday
So in the morning when I'm waitin'
For the sun to raise
And my head's a little foggy
Like I'm in a haze
I remind myself that
Everything is gonna be okay
I take a breath, slow down and say....
Why must I feel like this today
I'm a soldier but afraid sometimes
To face the things that may
Block the sun from shinin' rays
And fill my life with shades of grey
But still I long to find a way
So today I pray for grace
2007-10-23 13:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by wider scope 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christians can use the bible to justify anything they wish to believe. According to the myth, God promoted wars and genocides, he wiped out all of civilization, he enjoyed animal sacrifices and told people to stone others to death for trivial matters. Nowadays the modern Christian has so warped the teachings of Jesus that they accept a "prosperity" doctrine which, try as I might, I cannot find in the bible no matter how hard I squint my eyes. They have warped Jesus so hard that the GOP(Jesus' party) is the war party and the torture party, and the big money party. While the party against the war, for children's health care benefts, and for helping those in need are decried by the Christian right and their friends as "bleeding hearts" who are overly compassionate. It has got to the point where non-Christians are more Christ-like than Christians. In a poll, Catholics were more okay with the use of torture than atheists were. I shake my head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. It all proves every point an atheist has ever tried to make.
2007-10-23 15:40:06 · answer #2 · answered by Earl Grey 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God is in control of everything. What is meant to be is meant to be. Nothing can change the future as it's already been written in stone before man even placed a footstep.
Wars may seem to be because of Humans but God set those pawns into place many moons ago.
2007-10-23 15:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by Mike T 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think God has a place in everything but in war He takes on a special place. He is the comfort to the soldier who does not want his fear to show. My grandfather who as a WWI dough-boy was in the trenches kept his US issued bible for years and gave it to me. But he read the bible every evening in the trenches to have God help he deal with the utter hell of the trench warfare of WWI. Even though my grandfather had been a religious man before he went to war, after the war he continued to read his bible and prayers thanking God for returning him home to his parents, brother, sisters and his future bride my grandmother.
2007-10-23 15:57:13 · answer #4 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
War is another form of struggle and trial God worked into Human existence.
2007-10-23 15:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by You are all, weirdos. 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Is there a season and time for a President to blunder his way into a war with a nation that posed no threat to the sovereignty of the USA, had no wmd, and, this war, as a result, killed 100,000 innocent civilians, turn, turn, turn?
2007-10-23 15:33:02 · answer #6 · answered by alphabetsoup2 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The wealth we gain is from doing good for these who can not not.
This does not mean the Government should but each of us.
2007-10-23 15:52:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Now I know why you don't want to have a Yahoo convention in Las Vegas.
2007-10-23 15:30:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No one can know the thoughts and intentions of an immortal being.
2007-10-23 15:27:50 · answer #9 · answered by vinny_says_relax 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
God is where you need him.
2007-10-23 15:41:25 · answer #10 · answered by dadw5boys 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋