Talent Show

Tonight I went to the high school variety show.  It's always fun to see so many talented high schoolers performing together.  This year, there was a different feel to some of the performances.  Of course there were the typical singers and dancers.  But, the recent death of one of the show choir guys has impacted the students deeply.  Rather than being angry or sad (which I am sure they are), they are working to change the future for themselves and students to come.  Unfortunately, the student had died of a heroin overdose.  But, the students are now working to rid their school and the city of drugs and trouble.  They are speaking out and letting people know they won't stand for it anymore.  So, the show choir is now selling t-shirts and bracelets that say "Be the Change".  And I believe they will be. 
They sang and dedicated it to their former show choir student while a powerpoint of his photos played on the screen.  It was sad to see someone so young with so much potential now gone.
A teacher sang and played his guitar to a song I'd never heard before.  It was obvious he's one of the student's favorites.  And, when he sang, I realized why.  Before he sang, he told the audience he hoped they all felt he protected them from being made fun of or from being bullied and that this song had really impacted him when he heard it.  When he sang it, it really impacted me, too. 
So, where was God tonight?  He was in the teens trying to Be the Change and share it with others.  And, He was in the teacher who has obviously been a positive force for a lot of teens for over 40 years.  When he sang those words, I felt they were words many need to hear.
So, I'd like to share them with you.
Don't Laugh At Me (Seskin, Steve / Shamblin, Allen)

I'm a little boy with glasses
The one they call a geek
A little girl who never smiles
'Cause I have braces on my teeth

And I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep
I'm that kid on every playground
Who's always chosen last
A single teenage mother

Tryin' to overcome my past
You don't have to be my friend
But is it too much to ask

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me

I'm the beggar on the corner
You've passed me on the street
And I wouldn't be out here beggin'
If I had enough to eat
And don't think I don't notice
That our eyes never meet
I'm fat, I'm thin, I'm short, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind, hey, aren't we all

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me                          
Blessings,
Jennifer