Mar 01 2008

Reconciliation – part 3

Published by at 1:03 am under Romans,Saddleback Church,Songs

I have to first let God help me. Then I have to understand and help others. Finally the last couple of things I need to do are the difficult one: be willing to absorb the pain. I must not let the cycle of hate, spite, and revenge to go on. It ends with me, even if it’s not my fault. Jesus is the best example of this:

Christ died for us at a time when we were helpless and sinful.

Romans 5:6

He sacrificed himself when I don’t deserve it. I make the mistakes and He takes the blame. So I must be more like Jesus and absorb the pain, for the sake of reconciliation. I must emphasize reconciliation more than anything else, even over resolution. I must re-establish the relationship with others – it is the utmost important. I must not be self-centered.

Oh let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace
And let us be a holy nation
Where pride and predjudice shall cease
Let us speak the truth in love
To the lost and least of these
And let serve the Lord in unity so others will believe L let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace

Oh let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace
And let us build on one foundation
Till He comes and the wars of men shall cease
Let us share the Love of Jesus without hypocrisy
Let mercy and forgiveness begin with you and me
Let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace

Have we not one Father?
Have we not one faith?
Have we not one calling to become one Holy race??
Let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace

And let us pray for restoration
And seek the Lord together on our knees
Let us keep our hearts from evil
And cling to that is good
Let us honor one another and love the brotherhood
Let us be a generation of reconciliation and peace

MORRIS CHAPMAN
RECONCILIATION SONG

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  1. Eliseus Christopher Vomaon 25 Apr 2013 at 10:02 pm

    This is a song that is most needed in the theological community where I belong.
    The Theological College of Northern Nigeria TCNN Bukuru-Jos has been thrown into a serious [but subtle] pandemonium for almost two years now. It’s all been about chain of issues that only seem to have been getting worse. There’s been supposed acts of vendetta between the upper management of the college and the other staff; a heated and protracted dispute among the two major blocks of the college’s proprietry (EC of the Fellowship of Churches that jointly own the college and the Governing board of the college) over a disciplinary action taken by the School’s governing board on the college’s leadership concerning a proven mismanagement.
    Since a rotten head affects the entire parts of the body unavoidably, the entire school community [including the students] has been affected by the same quagmire. What the whole thing has bred is grudge, indignation, distastement, hatrate, resentment, distrust and sundry amomong the staff as well as the students. Sadly, class lectures, chapel messages, student congresses, and sundry avenues express thes ugly developments as people take sides. For those us grauduating very soon and neutral [but uncomfortable] about the development, we’ve been strongly advocating – the Scriptures should be our ultimate reference in this situation of soar and deteriorating relationships.
    I suddenly remmember singing this Chapman’s song in my former Seminary as an undergraduate music student. And I strongly feel the urge to sing same again this time. I’m optimistic if my small evangelism sing-song group joins me do so the message will be timely and enormous. How can I have a full voice and piano parts score of the music on this net?

    Rev. E.C. Voma. Jos, Plateau State Nigeria.

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