Why did He love me?

Here is a poem that I wrote this week. The first one is the original, but I decided to write it in contemporary English as well. - MC


For what?
2/22, 25/06 – Jn. 17:23, 26; I Cor. 9:24-27
Matthew

For what didst Thou love me? To honor Thy name
And why hast Thou given? To cover my shame
And now, as Thou callest, “Love them for me.”
I answer, “My Lord, empower Thou me.”

For what didst Thou call me? To love Thee each day
And why then redeemed me? To walk in Thy way
And now, through Thy power, receiving great grace,
I hunger, my Lord, to win in Thy race.

For what wast Thou offered? to blot out my sin
And why didst Thou suffer? To sanctify men
And now, as Thou showest, Give all for men;
I follow; “My Lord, take me to them.”




(revised) For what?
2/25/06 – Jn. 17:23, 26; I Cor. 9:24-27
Matthew

For what did You love me? To honor Your name
And why have You given? To cover my shame
And now, as You called, “Love them for me.”
I answer, “My Lord, empower now me.”

For what did You call me? To love You each day
And why then redeemed me? To walk in Your way
And now, through Your power, receiving great grace
I hunger, my Lord, to win in Your race.

For what were You offered? To blot out my sins
And why did You suffer? To sanctify men
And now, as You showed, Give all for men;
I follow; “My Lord, take me to them.”

Who's happy?

Here's some interesting stats I found at Turkish Daily News.
Turkey is the third most unhappy country in the world; the USA is the second happiest country in the world. Have fun, amusing yourself with pondering why different countries are happy or unhappy. (Why is France unhappy, but the UK and US are happy?)...

Top 10 'happy' countries: Country percentage claiming to be 'very happy':

Australia -- 46

U.S. -- 40

Egypt -- 36

India -- 34

UK -- 32

Canada -- 32

Mexico -- 31

Sweden -- 30

Brazil -- 29

Saudi Arabia -- 28


Top 10 'unhappy' countries: Country percentage claiming to be 'very unhappy' or 'disappointed':

Hungary -- 35

Russia -- 30

Turkey -- 28

South Africa -- 25

Poland -- 24

Philippines -- 23

Japan -- 21

Taiwan -- 19

France -- 18

Hong Kong -- 17

I am an over-reactionary doofus!

I just wanted you all to know that I, Matthew, am an over-reactionary doofus. Every time my friends do something mildly annoying to me, I overreact and hurt them severely.
(Like this post on this blog for instance, I'll probably overreact severely and hurt someone for it!)