God Must Be Busy

A year or so back, my preacher started out his sermon with the phrase "Now, I don't really like country music..." and proceeded to talk about a song he DID like -- "Jesus Take The Wheel."

So me and preacher man had a little talk shortly thereafter. And I told him... as gently as I could... that I realized he was fairly new to Nashville and maybe somehow hadn't heard this...bless his heart... but this was Music City, USA. The Country Music Capitol of the World. And when you are addressing an audience in The Country Music Capitol of the World, saying you don't like country music isn't the wisest word choice you can make. Because the better share of the people you are talking to probably not only like country music... they quite possibly have something to do with making it.

And furthermore... how on earth do you grow up in Lexington, KY and not like country music?

At any rate... in our Ash Wednesday service tonight, he read lyrics from the latest Brooks & Dunn single, "God Must Be Busy." I was beaming with pride.

It actually tied into the scripture from Isaiah, but I couldn't help but think about all the tornado devastation from last night and how applicable the message was... how many people were praying all night to be spared... and all morning to understand what had happened... and tonight to be grateful that it wasn't us. If God really hears our prayers, on days like today, He must be REALLY busy.

That's why we love country music. It's real life.