People Got To Be Free

I've been visiting several profile pages lately and for some reason, a song from my past keeps popping into my head.

All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
Listen, please listen, that's the way it should be
Deep in the valley, people got to be free

I first heard this song years ago in a high school assembly, when a traveling Pop/Christian group came and sang for us.  It was supposed to be a pop culture assembly but the lead singer had a moment of sharing a message of inspiration and prayer, and then went into a rendition of this song, "People Got To Be Free" by the Rascals. I remember the principle at the time, getting a bit ticked, because of the spiritual aspect.

We see so many factions of life on the internet. Whether they are rich, poor or in between, whether they are red, yellow, black or white, whether they are Christian, Muslim, Atheist or other, whether they are gay, straight, married, single, living with each other or living alone.......they all want Freedom. We search for Freedom in a lot of different places but we all want the Freedom to be Me.


We want to be who we are, what we are, what we're not, what we want to be. Sometimes the world says no, our upbringing says no, our culture and environment says no, other peoples agenda says no, but we still want the freedom to live our life, our way.

Sometimes I think our search for Freedom is really a search for our place in this world, our feeling of self worth, our purpose. Sometimes our search is a way to tear down the barriers, the limitations, the prejudice of others. Sometimes we just want the world to be fair, to be just and kind.  But there will always be those who criticize, who tell us there is no place in school for prayer, who let their own grasp for wealth and power set guidelines that help them and not us. There well always be our circumstances and environment dictating how we live.

We are taught...........The Truth Shall Set You Free......

Some find their way in knowing that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and we find our Freedom in Him. Others search their entire lives for that Freedom.


So what am I trying to say.......
We all Live and Yearn and Hope for the Freedom to get the most out of Life......Our Life. Sometimes we look in the right places and sometimes in all the wrong places, but we continue to search. Sometimes we just have to look at The Truth For What It Is..........

And Just........ Live Life

and the Journey Continues.......