Alyssa Lies

My little girl met a new friend, just the other day, on the playground at school between the tires and the swings But she came home with tear-filled eyes, and she said to me "Daddy, Alyssa lies" Well I just brushed it off at first, 'cause I didn't know how much my little girl had been hurt or the things she had seen. I wasn't ready when I said "You can tell me" and she said... "Alyssa lies to the classroom, Alyssa lies everyday at school, Alyssa lies to the teachers as she tries to cover every bruise" My little girl laid her head down that night to go to sleep. As I stepped out the room, I heard her say a prayer so soft and sweet "God bless my mom and my Dad and my new friend, Alyssa *oh*I know she needs you bad Because Alyssa lies to the classroom, Alyssa lies everyday at school, Alyssa lies to the teachers as she tries to cover every bruise" I had the worst night of sleep in years as I tried to think of a way to calm her fears I knew just what it was I had to do *I knew exactly what I had to do* but when we got to school on Monday I heard the news My little girl asked me why everybody looked so sad the lump in my throat grew bigger with every question that she asked. Until I felt the tears run down my face and I told her that Alyssa wouldn't be at school today 'Cause she doesn't lie in the classroom she doesn't lie anymore at school Alyssa lies with Jesus because there's nothin' anyone would do Tears filled my eyes when my little girl asked me why Alyssa lies *Oh Daddy, oh* Daddy tell me why Alyssa lies This song has been out a while. I did a little research, and it took the writer 3 years to get it together. It is definitely an emotional song. What does it have to do with my faith though? I think it says a lot about how we turn our heads and ignore what we don't want to believe. Even at church, I can brush someone off who is difficult to deal with or just puts too much "drama" into my life. But it doesn't change what the person is going through. The question is..."Will I be the one to listen to the "truth," to stand up for the one who can't stand on her own, to protect the helpless? Or will I listen to the lies, ignore the painful truth, and have Jesus to answer to?" That may sound melodramatic, but it happens every week to all of us. People are hurting. Are we being Jesus on Earth, or are we just being Jesus's Earthlings, living and never loving?