What’s Going On 2 Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On is one of my favorite songs. Honestly, every generation down through the years can ask this question. What’s Going On? What’s going on with our children, with in our homes, in our schools, in our cities, in our nation?
There are far too many mothers crying from the loss of their sons or even their daughters dying. Unjustifiable deaths, kids killing kids or those in authority for whatever reason assassinate our loved ones. According to Mr. Gaye “You know we’ve got to find a way to bring some lovin’ here today” I submit to you that only when we hate …show more content…
Verily I say, frankly, we do not want to escalate hate. “Picket lines and picket signs, don’t punish me with brutality. Talk to me, so you can see, oh what’s going on.” All over this country, it seems that there are unsettling situations among us. We as a people have shown the characteristics of lacking stability, maturity, and endurance. Definitely, war is not the answer. Seeing our young sons in their gangs, shooting one another on the streets. “Don’t punish me with brutality.” How prevalent is this brutality?
The city medical examiner has ruled the death of Eric Garner, the forty-three-year-old father, whose death in police custody sparked national outrage, a homicide, saying a chokehold killed him in New York City. Looking at the southland eighteen-year-old
Michael Brown an unarmed black who was shot, critically wounded, and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson. St. Louis prosecutor announced that a grand jury decided not to indict Mr. Wilson. Mr. Gaye sings “talk to me so you can see, oh what’s going on.” Promptly, we need to give a listening ear. Mothers, fathers, son, daughter, brothers and sisters please, listen to the aching hearts and give comfort …show more content…
Oh, you got to find a way to bring some understanding here today”. Proverbs 4:7 states “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Wisdom the scripture states is the
What’s Going On 3 principal thing, it also is the ability to use knowledge. If we judge ourselves righteously, live honorably, being trustworthy, good hearted and reverential towards our neighbor there should be no problems; We know we live in a society where we are judged by our appearance and still many people rebel. Mr. Gaye admonishes us “Oh, you got to find a way to bring some understanding here today.” In my opinion, we have the understanding many people do not make application of that love. Mr. Gaye was known as the “Prince of Soul” he was born April 2, 1939 in Washington,
D. C. He was raised under strict control of his father. I discovered in reading his biography he often found peace in his music. He skillfully played the piano and drums at a young age. I never knew that Mr. Gaye’s father was a reverend, or that Marvin sang in
There are far too many mothers crying from the loss of their sons or even their daughters dying. Unjustifiable deaths, kids killing kids or those in authority for whatever reason assassinate our loved ones. According to Mr. Gaye “You know we’ve got to find a way to bring some lovin’ here today” I submit to you that only when we hate …show more content…
Verily I say, frankly, we do not want to escalate hate. “Picket lines and picket signs, don’t punish me with brutality. Talk to me, so you can see, oh what’s going on.” All over this country, it seems that there are unsettling situations among us. We as a people have shown the characteristics of lacking stability, maturity, and endurance. Definitely, war is not the answer. Seeing our young sons in their gangs, shooting one another on the streets. “Don’t punish me with brutality.” How prevalent is this brutality?
The city medical examiner has ruled the death of Eric Garner, the forty-three-year-old father, whose death in police custody sparked national outrage, a homicide, saying a chokehold killed him in New York City. Looking at the southland eighteen-year-old
Michael Brown an unarmed black who was shot, critically wounded, and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson. St. Louis prosecutor announced that a grand jury decided not to indict Mr. Wilson. Mr. Gaye sings “talk to me so you can see, oh what’s going on.” Promptly, we need to give a listening ear. Mothers, fathers, son, daughter, brothers and sisters please, listen to the aching hearts and give comfort …show more content…
Oh, you got to find a way to bring some understanding here today”. Proverbs 4:7 states “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Wisdom the scripture states is the
What’s Going On 3 principal thing, it also is the ability to use knowledge. If we judge ourselves righteously, live honorably, being trustworthy, good hearted and reverential towards our neighbor there should be no problems; We know we live in a society where we are judged by our appearance and still many people rebel. Mr. Gaye admonishes us “Oh, you got to find a way to bring some understanding here today.” In my opinion, we have the understanding many people do not make application of that love. Mr. Gaye was known as the “Prince of Soul” he was born April 2, 1939 in Washington,
D. C. He was raised under strict control of his father. I discovered in reading his biography he often found peace in his music. He skillfully played the piano and drums at a young age. I never knew that Mr. Gaye’s father was a reverend, or that Marvin sang in