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Viva la People!
So I went to see Coldplay with my wife last night. (that link is for a free live album by the way). A few thoughts:
- Chris Martin is very man pretty.
- I’m wondering what there biggest song is- Yellow? Talk? Fix You? Viva la Vida? Lemme know.
- They sound just as good live as on record.
- Apparently there were 43,000 people there. Tickets ranged from $40 to hundreds. Do the math. Dang.
But let me say something on the record: I very much dislike Toronto.
I hate Toronto. Took me two hours to get downtown. Parking was $10. Food was overpriced. Server lady was meaner than Hitler. Some drunk guy was smoking in front of us. Took us 2 hours to get home.
BUTTTTT…
As Michelle and I walked down the ramp with 42,998 other people, we both noticed something SO beautiful:
Everyone looked different!
- No two were the same.
- Everyone is so special, so unique.
- Each has a story.
- God has a plan for each of them. (THAT’S what He’d been doing for all those years- planning!)
- Each of them is wired differently.
- Each of them has a dream.
I was overwhelmed by how much God loves people. Rich, poor, happy, angry, dads with their daughters, drunk smokers, businessman, skanky girls, music lovers, artists…every single person in the building is RADICALLY loved by God.
And so, I want to meet everyone! If God loves them that much, they must be pretty special right?! I want to help as many people possible, in whatever ways I can, to achieve their God-given dreams.
That pumps me up!
What’s your dream?
Do you know that you are LOVED and that you are SO special?
Jay
P.S…holiday weekend here in Canada starting tomorrow! Gonna go see Food Inc. tonight in Guelph with some friends. Gonna try to hit St. Jacobs Farmer’s Market Saturday. Check out a church service on Sunday, watch the 5th (and maybe 6th) Harry Potter, and do about 12 hours of writing and 1,000,000 hours of sleeping. God willing! Also, gonna take Monday off from blogging.
What are you up to this long weekend?!
July 31st, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Gotta go with “Lost!” as one of my favs from Coldplay. That song gets me pumped up when I crank it in the car on a beautiful summers day!
Thnxs for the free live cd link. Still haven’t heard them live, but would love to one day.
Whats my dream? My dream is be a part of 43,000 people throwing their hands in the air and shouting at the top of their lungs Glory to God! How amazing would that be! Too often I leave major concerts disappointed because I always wish it were Jesus everyone worshiped, not a guy or gal on stage. What fulfilled can that truly give us? Its Jesus we should praise, not because the bible says so but because he’s the one that brings true real fulfilled joy. Joy that lasts forever.
Thats my dream. Who will dream that dream with me?