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To: NYer

Whenever a song has us celebrating ourselves I want to shout "STOP THE INSANITY!" at the top of my lungs.

Thats why I hate the songs that have us singing God's lines in the first person (I will raise you up...).

I understand that to do so is not per se incorrect, but when every song focuses on patting ourselves on the back and none focus on worshipping "Him", I can't play along - even though I know all the words by heart. I simply won't sing some songs - I try to pray joyfully with a smile on my face during such songs.

Ignore the stupid things during Mass - consider them pennance that you serve as you suffer along with the Lord at nonsens and impropriety (however well-intentioned it may be).

Try to correct the essential errors when doing so won't cause you to be uncharitable or when ignoring them seems to shirk one's duty.


36 posted on 01/23/2006 11:19:35 AM PST by Notwithstanding (I love my German shepherd - Benedict XVI reigns!)
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To: Notwithstanding

**Whenever a song has us celebrating ourselves I want to shout "STOP THE INSANITY!" at the top of my lungs. **

That is exactly what is wrong with a lot of Hurd, Haas, Schutte, etc. songs. They don't focus on God!


53 posted on 01/23/2006 5:01:00 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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