Pray For A Better Day.

I was watching a sad story with a happy but difficult ending tonight.
A few weeks ago singer / songwriter Marc Cohn (noted for the smash hit "Walking In Memphis") was carjacked in Denver CO. He was shot in the head, and the bullet narrowly missed his skull and his eye ( thank Allah).
I realize that he is famous and that people in his stage of life often find themselves the victims of these types of occurances, and because they may have money (or so you think!!) we feel that they can get the best help that money can buy. I want to set the record straight once and for all...people bleed when they get shot, only by the grace of Allah do they live through an experience like that.
Why is it that we cannot seem to live and let live? Why is it that people feel such great need to take by force what isn't theirs? What they have not worked for.
I know that when the economy is bad in the world that people resort to terrible means to get theirs, but even at the cost of someone's life ?
Are we that damn shallow ?
I have all these questions but I have no answers, and it makes me sad. It makes me not want to trust.
I've said so many times in this blog that musicians truly do not deserve to be treated so badly, we are the ones that lift your spirits when you're down, we help to heal you when you're wounded. We have done so much for humanity, that it alsmost warrants special treatment. I've also said that no one deserves to be treated badly.
I'm saddened that we almost lost my brother Marc, we did lose my brother John Lennon, we've lost King Curtis ( a gifted saxophone player who played on such hits as Aretha Franklin's Respect).
One of my dearest friends Burt McGowan ( another talented saxophonist ) was murdered in the Bronx years ago after taking the time to escort a lady to her home so she wouldn't have to travel alone at night.
People, hear my call, we've done nobody wrong. Please leave us alone, let us live. It's rare that we become rich though our music, but we give so much richness and joy to you.
I'm taking this time to ask everyone to please pray for a better day, pray for the deliverance from and the destruction of evil. Take a moment to turn Satan away from your life. Please put goodness and GOD in your heart, find a reason to love.

This post is dedicated to Marc Cohn, I am grateful to Allah for sparing your life. Thank you for the joy you've brought to my life with your music.
It's also dedicated to Elizabeth Vargas, thank you for having the courage to tell us this story, may Allah continue to bless you and your marriage to Marc.

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