...It's Apathy!

One night, my mom and I were discussing an orphan ministry that had recently done a presentation at our church.  In a nut shell, we were discussing the fact that there are an estimated 160 million orphans in the world and that, if the church would truly step up to the plate, we could take that number to zero.  But the church is, for the most part, focused on itself.  And so nothing happens.

I used to think the worst of vices was cowardice.  I've changed my mind.  It's apathy.

I wrote these lyrics after that conversation:

Dare

Verse 1:

We close our eyes

To the pain and the needs

Afraid if we see our hearts might feel

Afraid that we might be driven to move

Getting out of our own little world

Getting out of our own little world

Chorus:

I dare you to live

I dare you to see

I dare you to feel 'til it drives you to move

I dare you to live

I dare you to change

I dare you to face all the needs around you

I dare you to live

I dare you to live

Verse 2:

Share vict'ry

And the fight

There's no joy if you won't feel

There's no vict'ry if you won't fight

Feel the joy

Feel the pain

(Chorus)

Just as a side note, I'm not advocating the "listen to your heart" mentality that is so popular in our culture.  The Bible says that the heart of man is very, very wicked.  But I am advocating compassion - something the Bible does support.  Romans says to rejoice with the people who are rejoicing, to mourn with the people who are mourning, and to cry with those who are crying.  And James says that words are not sufficient to meet a need - we have to put feet and hands to work.

Dare lyrics copyright 2012 by M.