Something to Say

Listen up, I got a question here
Would anybody miss you if you disappeared?
Well, your life is the song that you sing
And the whole wide world is listening

If my life is the song that I sing,
then what notes are heard
as I live my life?
What song is heard
when I dance through life
with myself as the center of the tango?
What song is heard
when I value things more than people?
What is the witness of my life
the only song I sing
is one of selfishness?
What is the volume of my song
when it is only my lies that are heard?

Well, the answer to the question is
You were created, your life is a gift and
The lights are shining on you today,
'cause You got something to say...

If the light is shining on us
what do others see when they look at us?
Do they see our violence?
Do they hear our gossiping?
What song do we sing
when God is not
our top priority?
What tune is heard
when the world around us is the choir director?

Listen up, I got a question here
Would anybody miss you if you disappeared?
Well, your life is the song that you sing
And the whole wide world is listening

Crickets.
If our live something to say,
what is being said my the way we live?
Do our lives witness to our faith?
Do our actions harmonize with the sounds of our creeds?
Do we live in a way that let's the light of God shine
so that the song we sing is alive?
Or do other people just hear crickets
when they listen?

Words in italics are the chorus of the Matthew West song, something to say. The image is of the stained glass in Bridgeport UMC.