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$\"Fear$ <\/a><\/span><\/i>We continue our series \u201c<\/i>After\u00a0Pentecost.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Exploring the life of the\u00a0Christian\u00a0in \u201cOrdinary Time\u201d. Todays perspective is\u00a0brought by Mos Def\u2026. sort of.<\/i><\/span>

<\/i>
<\/span><\/i><\/i>\u00a0I would post a \u2018re-mix\u2019 of\u00a0something\u00a0Mos Def said back in 1999.

<\/i>
He was originally talking about Hip-Hop, but I thought it might also speak to the Church. I replaced \u201chip hop\u201d with \u201cthe Church\u201d. Hey Mos Def, if you\u2019re out there, I hope this is cool with you. Let me know.<\/i>

<\/i>
From\u00a0<\/b>Fear Not Of Man [Explicit]<\/b><\/a> $\"\"$ $\"\"$ \u00a0by Mos Def<\/b><\/p>\n

A lot of things have changed
A lot of things have not, mainly us
We gon\u2019 get it together right? I believe that
Listen.. people be askin me all the time,
\u201cYo Mos, what\u2019s gettin ready to happen with [The Church]?\u201d
(Where do you think [The Church] is goin?)
I tell em, \u201cYou know what\u2019s gonna happen with [The Church]?
Whatever\u2019s happening with us\u201d
If we smoked out, [The Church] is gonna be smoked out
If we doin alright, [The Church] is gonna be doin alright
People talk about [The Church] like it\u2019s some giant livin in the hillside\u00a0comin down to visit the townspeople
We (are) [The Church]
Me, you, everybody, we are [The Church]
So [The Church] is goin where we goin
So the next time you ask yourself where [The Church] is goin\u00a0ask yourself..
where am I goin?
How am I doin?<\/p>\n

Til you get a clear idea<\/p>\n

So.. if [The Church] is about the people
and the.. [The Church] won\u2019t get better until the people get better
then how do people get better? (Hmmmm\u2026)
Well, from my understanding people get better
when they start to understand that, they are valuable
And they not valuable because they got a whole lot of money
or cause somebody, think they sexy
but they valuable cause they been created by God
And God, makes you valuable
And whether or not you, recognize that value is one thing you got<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"