Chris Howse

“When it Kicks In” – Iain Archer

When it kicks in, when it kicks in you'll know
When it kicks in, when it kicks in you'll know it alright
When it kicks in, when it kicks in you'll know it
A truth drug is gonna open your weeping eyes

Sometimes I despair. We are told to seek the coming of the Kingdom but it can seem a long way away when we read of wars natural disasters global warming and injustice. The world appears to be moving away from God not closer to him. At times like these I think my favourite song/psalm is this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXfIOUu47Zo . I have to say I felt this most keenly when I turned on the TV news on the Boxing day the Tsunami struck Sri Lanka. I watched with growing dread as the story unfolded. Through the entire programme no good news was reported and I felt a long way from the Kingdom and struggled to think of any signs of it breaking through. And yet….. out of the devastation came an outpouring of aid and support from the rest of the world, people gave generously. The song I have chosen is undoubtedly a song about the troubles in Northern Ireland or the North of Ireland. I was born in 1966 (I know it’s hard believe I look so young) and for most of my life the situation there looked hopeless, things would never change. Today we have a sort of peace and previous enemies trying to get along and build a future together.

I love the line “A truth drug is gonna open your weeping eyes”. It reminds me of St. Paul’s experience on the road to Damascus and what happened in Acts 9
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts.%209:1-19&version=NIV

What is the truth drug? When what kicks in? Love/Grace.

Lyrics:
http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858718696/

Music and video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ileEqcJ6f2A

Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs stated that the Indian Ocean tsunami was nature at its worst, but also humanity at its best.