Hank Snow introduced by Hank Williams
Today as I was looking at the news on the YouTube, I was shocked to see the story of a guy going to a hospital in Pennsylvania with a gun, and shooting people. His name is Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz. I sometimes wonder what drives people to do all these crazy things, so I did a bit of research on the guy. They say he had mental problems, and that his girlfriend died in that hospital. So I guess he was getting revenge on the hospital for killing his girlfriend. I saw another story on the news about a guy with mental problems, and something about the police messing with his body. It seems like a lot of people in the world seem to have mental problems, and want to kill other people.
When I heard Hank Snow singing this song, after having been introduced by Hank Williams, it started a chain reaction in my head. Although I have never been blind, I have always felt that my parents never really loved me. Words in that song like: “No Mother’s kisses and no Daddy’s smile” just hit it me right in my heart. Words like: “No Mother’s arms to hold me, or soothe me when I cry” just hit home to me. I always felt that I had to earn my parent’s love. When I was little I used to draw pictures, or paint pictures, and show them to my parents to try and earn their approval.
All over the news is the death of Gene Hackman, and everyone is saying what a great actor he was, etc. I have watched many of his movies, but one movie troubled me. It is called: “Enemy of the State.” In that movie he keeps taking Christ’s name in vain. Did he repent of that before he died? Jesus told a story of a rich man who died and went to hell, burning in the flames. It is wonderful to make millions of dollars, but is it worth your soul? Jesus said: “What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”
I sometimes wonder what will happen to everyone on the Day of Judgment, when we are told of our fate. Will God be satisfied with us? Jesus said: “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” (Matthew 7:14 – King James Version). For most people, it will be bad, for Jesus said: “And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7:23 – King James Version). So beloved, we must smarten up, and do right, and believe right. May God help us!
Footnote
It is now a couple of days later. I lay in bed last night thinking of King David. Did he ever feel like he was a rejected child? God sent the important prophet Samuel to his town and he invited Jesse to the ‘barbecue’ together with his sons. But Jesse left his son out in the field with the sheep. He wasn’t important enough to be invited. He was a “Nobody’s child” too.
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