CAN I HELP?

by Dr. Cecil Clements (24th July 2012)

There’s this song that has been ringing in my head, written many years ago by Bobby Austin and Curt Sapaugh called ‘Try a Little Kindness’. The words go like this:

If you see your brother standing by the road,
With a heavy load from the seeds he sowed.
Or if you see your sister falling by the way;
You stop and say, “You’re going the wrong way.”

You’ve got to try a little kindness, show a little kindness,
And shine your light for every one to see.
Try a little kindness, then you’ll overlook the blindness
Of the narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded street.

FRIENDS FOREVER

by Dr. Cecil Clements (29th May 2012)

I have been travelling and just this morning came into Kansas City, Missouri. I have had the joy of meeting up with 2 friends of mine whom I had met 17 years ago, when we talked about things that we needed to do. Now 17 years later, it’s been great to sit and reminiscence over coffee, talking about the various ways that we had gone.

I was reminded of a quote, which said, “A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”