The Sunday Times

My thoughts for this week come from someone whom I call a friend. I met Tony Brown a couple of years ago after I had heard him sing several times. Tony is an internationally acclaimed baritone who is a promoter of peace and good will around the world. Tony has traveled to areas of conflict as a peace ambassador in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

I appreciate receiving Tony's permission to use the words of his song, "Each Other's Light," for our thoughts for this week. I hope you take time to read the words of this song. I only wish I could bring the music to you as well.

Each Other's Light

Look at the world with me, is this how it should be?

people dyin' cryn' out for peace.

Nations prolong history’s bitter song, till all our hope and innocence is gone.

And how in all the death and pain can freedom flow like falling rain?

For love to live tomorrow we must melt away this sorrow.

Refrain:

If we can see each other’s light

then we can be each other’s light

and all the war and hate will disappear.

If we can both see eye to eye

raise our hearts and voices to the sky.

Then we’ll find beauty so clear, love without fear -

If we can see each other’s light.

Dream with me of how this world could be

if our love was without walls and boundaries.

Then we would know no enemy or foe

and the seeds of peace could root and start to grow.

If we could as one decide to lay down our arms and pride.

Then our children would not sorrow

there’d be joy for their tomorrow

Refrain:

We fight to protect our land, but we don’t understand

that we must walk hand in hand.

In unity we can plant a garden of peace,

a garden of hope, a garden where every one will know.

That there is light in every living thing.

So let us see each other’s light,

so we can be each other’s light.

And all the war and hate will disappear.

When we both see eye to eye,

raise our hearts and voices to the sky.

We will find beauty so clear, love with out fear -

When we see each other’s light

Used with permission from Tony Brown 2/29/2008