Dare You to Move

Dare You to Move

Mark 10:46-52

               

                Today is Reformation Sunday.  The Presbyterian Church we are a part of today traces its origins to the Protestant Reformation in Europe back in the 1500s.  It's a movement that began with Martin Luther, Jan Hus, John Calvin, and Ulrich Zwingli.  It was a movement where these men sensed God’s calling and dared to move.  They dared to move away from the traditions of the church that contradicted biblical principles.  They dared to move away from having the priesthood as the go-between in our relationship with God through prayer.  They dared to move away from the indulgences and injustice found in the medieval church.  They sought to reform the universal catholic church from within.  But the church resisted the changes, calling these men heretics and their theology heretical.  These men and others like them worked to reform the church from the outside.

                One of the fundamental beliefs from the Reformation is the doctrine of justification by grace through faith alone.  To say we are justified by grace through faith is to believe that there is nothing any of us can do to be made right with God; to be in a right relationship with God.  We can’t earn our salvation through our actions, no matter how hard we work or how good or well-intentioned they may be.

The last couple of Sundays we’ve read about what discipleship is all about.  A couple of weeks ago we read about the rich man who asked Jesus what HE needed to do to get eternal life as if he was trying to earn an academic degree: “What are the requirements, the steps I need to take to graduate with a Ph.D in eternal bliss.” 

When Jesus told him that keeping all the laws was not the whole story and that he should sell his stuff and give the money to the poor, the rich man couldn’t do it because he loved his stuff so much.  He couldn’t give of himself to others because he put his needs ahead of the needs of others.

Last Sunday we read about two disciples, James and John, who demanded that Jesus give them whatever they asked of him.  Talk about arrogant and rude!  You don’t speak to your mom and dad that way when you’re a child.  You don’t talk to the Savior of the world like that.  You just don’t.  When Jesus told them they couldn’t handle it and that it wasn’t his to give them, Jesus defines what it means to be a follower of Jesus, a disciple of Christ: it’s about servant-hood and self-giving.    

After a brief visit through the city of Jericho, located fifteen miles northeast of Jerusalem, and traveling on their way to Jerusalem, Jesus and the disciples are met by a blind beggar named Bartimaeus sitting by the roadside.  There were no formal introductions or anything.  The road was filled with people going to Jerusalem for the Passover and as it is written in the law, the people who could make the journey lined up alongside the road to wish them well.  The blind beggar was ignored by all the people as he sat on the ground waiting for some help until he found out who was coming.

Picture if you will a huge parade.  The sidewalks are packed with cheering and screaming people as their favorite rabbis ride by with their disciples all around them.  It’s loud.  It’s crowded.  It’s crazy!  And Bartimaeus is sitting there alongside the road, crying out, screaming at the top of his lungs for Jesus’ trying to get his attention.  “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”  The odds of being heard are very slim, but note how persistent he is.  Nothing is going to stop him from a face to face encounter with Jesus: not the noise, not his blindness, not the people scolding him to be quiet, and not his need.  He was determined to meet the one person he believed could help him; the one person he trusted to heal him.  Bartimaeus has a desperate desire to see Jesus.  It’s this kind of desire and determination that gets things done and produces results.  It’s this kind of desire and determination that the church needs desperately looking into the future. 

It was Martin Luther who is quoted as saying, “Until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.”  Bartimaeus knows he’s completely dependent on God’s mercy for healing.  He can’t take comfort in personal wealth because he has none.  He can’t hide behind a position of power and prestige because he’s an outsider, an outcast, a real nobody in Jesus’ time.  No job, no money, no unemployment benefits, no Social Security or Medicare: he has nothing.  And he’s sick of it!

He’s so sick of it that his response to the call of Jesus was eager, swift and immediate.  He is so eager to follow Jesus he tosses off his cloak, probably his only possession with any monetary value, so he could run to Jesus unhindered by his stuff.  It’s an opportunity of a lifetime not to be passed up! 

Unless I’ve missed my guess, is there someone here today who more often than not when the call of Jesus comes in our life, doesn’t accept it and in effect says, “I will once I’m married” or “I would but I’m overwhelmed with my career, family commitments, my kids’ sports schedules and more” or “I’m waiting to finish my education and move back home.” 

Sometimes we are moved to change a bad habit, to do away with some wrong thing that pollutes our spirit, or to give ourselves more completely to following Jesus.  But we don’t take the initative to act on this; we don’t always follow through and we miss the opportunity not knowing if we’ll get it back.  The rich man heard the call of Jesus, but he wasn’t willing to do away with his possessions.  James and John heard the call of Jesus, but they wanted places of power and prominence in the Kingdom of God rather than places of servitude and humility. 

We don’t respond right away to the call of Jesus because all too often we don’t know what we want.  We can have this vague attraction to Jesus and not know why.  “Oh Jesus, please help me.  I promise to never do it again” or “Jesus, if you get me out of this mess, I promise to follow you the rest of my life”.  I don’t go to the dentist to have any tooth pulled.  I have the bad one pulled.  You go to the doctor when you want your doctor to evaluate a definite problem, not just any problem.  It’s the same with our relationship with Jesus.  It is through self-examination, prayer and bible study, when we can focus on what specifically needs to change in ourselves.  Bartimaeus knew exactly what he wanted – his sight.  And he trusted that Jesus could do it.

It is then when things begin to happen.  When Bartimaeus discovers that Jesus is walking by, he wastes no time.  He doesn’t waste a moment.  The blind beggar Bartimaeus dares to move.  He dares to move to Jesus for he knows that Jesus is the one who can help him, strengthen him, and give him the sight to see the world anew.  These are the attitudes and actions Jesus calls faith.  These are the attitudes and actions of a disciple of Christ.

What do you want me to do for you?  It’s a question that emphasizes the need for each of us to get our deepest desires in the right order.  It’s a question that places the initative on us; it’s a “dare you to move” question that requires us to have a significant level of faith and trust in Jesus.  Bartimaeus’ response to this question (“My teacher, let me see again.”) and then to his command to come shows that his intentions are genuine; he wants the right thing and he wanted it the right way.  He did not in a sick and twisted way want to remain blind.  He wanted to be made well.  He wanted to be healed.  Bartimaeus expressed this persistently, plainly and honestly.  It was then he immediately received his sight.

What you and I can take away from this passage today is an example of being faithful; that is how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.  Please recall with me previous bible characters who meet Jesus, he heals them and they go on their merry way never to be heard from again.  They may run into each other at the corner market or at the local Roman bath (which can be really awkward!), exchange pleasantries with Jesus, asking how’s the family and the family business and the classic “I haven’t seen you in services lately.  Is everything okay?”  How often do we ask God in prayer for something: a healing, a comfort, an answer.  And when we get what we want, we go back to our old ways with Jesus as our 911 emergency service. 

Bartimeaus is different.  He may have been a beggar who lived along the side of the road, but he’s a man of gratitude.  Jesus heals him and rather than going off on his own, he follows him “on the way”.  Bartimeaus goes from living “by the roadside” to “on the way”.  He starts with a need, he’s healed of that need and with gratitude becomes a loyal follower of Jesus.  Sounds like the steps to becoming a disciple, doesn’t it?

Jesus dares us to move.  He dares us to move from the sidelines to the frontlines; from the side of the road to riding on the road.  He dares us to move from our self-serving efforts masked as service to others.  He dares us to move into a deeper, stronger, more intimate relationship with one another as a church family and even more so with Him through daily prayer, bible study, mission work and fellowship as the body of Christ.  He dares us to live simply, love generously, speak truthfully, serve faithfully, pray daily and leave everything else to Him. 

Jesus dares us to move through faith in Him into our surrounding community to share God’s love with the world revealed to us in the person of Jesus Christ.  If we want to reach the un-churched and the unbelievers for Christ, we can’t expect them to come find us.  We must go and find them.  We can not afford to sit back and relax on this.  We’ve got to get out there and make opportunities for the Spirit of the Living God to work in people’s lives so we may share with them the Good News of Jesus Christ.

It’s gonna take time.  It’s gonna take money.  It’s gonna take trust and faith.  It’s gonna take training and preparation and education on our part if we dare to go make disciples of all nations.  We can use Bartimaeus as our inspiration, our example on what authentic discipleship is all about. 

Luther, Calvin, Hus and Zwingli dared to move to bring reforms to our faith.  They left the generations of the past five hundred years a faithful example of what it means to be Christian and follow Christ.  Who will be next? 

I’d like to close with a prayer from St. Ignacious Loyola on discipleship and sacrifice.  Let us pray. “Teach us, Lord, to serve you as you deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do your will.  Amen.”

Don't Try This Alone

Don’t Try This Alone!

Acts 1: 12-17, 20-26

              

                In January I celebrated my 40th birthday.  I’ve been thinking a lot about my life over the last several months: my childhood, the places I’ve been, the things I’ve done, the people I’ve known, the obstacles I’ve overcome and the things I’ve achieved.  It’s easy to say, “Wow, look where I’ve been on my journey of life.  All the major turns and tumbles I have lived through, the achievements and milestones I have accomplished.  I have done good for myself.  I’m doin’ alright.”  It’s very easy for me to say it has been all me all along. 

                But when I take a closer look, I realize that it hasn’t been all me all along.  The good stuff in my life wasn’t always gotten by me and me alone.  I didn’t achieve great things or reach major milestones on my own.  I did not face the turns and tumbles of my life under my own strength and courage. 

                I realize that I have never been alone.  I realize that there were numerous people who lived before me who set the stage for my life.  I think about my ancestors, my parents, my aunts and uncles who love and care for me.  I remember all the friends I’ve made whose gift of friendship made life more meaningful and enjoyable.  I remember all the key moments and how particular people were there for me in particular situations. 

                And above all else, I realized that God has always been the primary player in the course of my life.  God has helped me through the tough times by carrying me through and by placing important people in key life situations.  I have never been alone.  None of us have ever been alone.

                All of us are wholly and solely dependent on God for all our needs.  In our own strength we can do nothing.  It is God who strengths us and supports us through each day of our lives.  Without God’s blessing and direction in our lives, what we do is ineffective and futile. 

                But how are we to know what direction to go?  How do we communicate with God to find out what we are to do each day?  Prayer is the key means of communicating with God and to know what direction God wants our lives to take. 

                The Apostles knew this all too well.  Right from the start, when making decisions they turned to God in prayer seeking God’s blessing and direction.  As we read today, their first decision was choosing the person to replace Judas, the disciple who as we all know betrayed Jesus.  From the text it seems that there was some deliberation amongst the group.  They soon narrowed it down to two people:  Joseph called Barsabbas and Matthias.  This is the point when they prayed.  It is a prayer seeking God’s guidance and direction on who to select as Judas’ replacement.  And Matthias turned out to be the man for the job. 

                I think it is safe to say that the entire book of Acts is dominated by prayer.  There are dozens of passages that describe the apostles in prayer each day in all kinds of situations.  Chapter seven refers to Stephen in prayer.  Chapter ten describes Peter as sitting on a roof praying.  And chapter sixteen we read about Peter and Silas praying at midnight.  The early apostles were constantly in prayer with God.

                To know what God wants for us as individuals and as a church community, we must devote ourselves to prayer and praying God’s Word.  As a church, we are indeed a church dominated by prayer.

                We have a prayer chain with the names of friends and family in need that is updated each week and printed in our bulletin.  We begin and close every church meeting with prayer.  Every week the youth fellowship ends their time together with a circle of prayer.  Our church family is saturated with prayer.

We know that before we act, we must pray.  Before we do anything, as we walk the journey that is our life, we must commit our course of action, that is, our every step, to God through prayer.  For the journey of life is long, full of twists and turns, accomplishments and achievements, high points and low ones, no two moments are alike.  But the good news is that we don’t have to walk this journey alone.  The journey of life is not designed to be lived in isolation.  It is made to be lived in partnership with God in Christ Jesus.  God is with us every step of the way and through prayer God lets us know which steps are to be taken and when.  So before you act, pray.  Don’t try this alone.  Amen.

What Can I Do?

"What Can I Do?"

Romans 8:5-11

                There was once a dad who had a three-year-old son named Brandon.

                One day, Brandon sees his dad eating chocolate chip cookies in the living room and says to himself, Daddy loves chocolate chip cookies with milk. So I’m going to give Daddy a glass of milk.

                With that thought Brandon goes into the dining room and drags a chair from the dining room into the kitchen, leaving a trail of scratch marks on the floor.

                Brandon climbs up on the chair and hitches himself onto the counter to pull at the cabinet door. Wham! It smashes against the adjacent cabinet door, leaving a gash where the handle hit it.

                Brandon reaches for a glass, accidentally knocking two others off the shelf. Crash! Tinkle, tinkle! But Brandon doesn’t care. He’s thinking, I’m going to get Daddy some milk!

                Meanwhile, Brandon’s dad is watching all this, wondering if he should step in and save the rest of his kitchen. He decides, for the moment, to watch a little more as Brandon scrambles off the chair, dodging the pieces of broken glass, and heads for the refrigerator.

                Pulling violently on the refrigerator door, Brandon flings it wide open—and it stays open, of course. Brandon puts the glass on the floor—out of harm’s way, supposedly—and grabs, not the little half-gallon of milk, but the big gallon container that is full of milk. He rips open the top, pours it in the vicinity of the glass, and even manages to get some milk in the glass. The rest goes all over the floor.

                Finally done, Brandon puts the milk carton on the floor and picks up the glass yelling, “Daddy, I got something for you!” He runs into the living room, trips, and spills milk all over the place—the floor, the sofa, his dad.

                Brandon stands up and looks around. He sees broken glass, milk everywhere, cabinets open, his dad with milk from his eyebrows to his toes, and starts to cry. Through his tears, he looks up at his dad with that pained expression that says, “What are you going to do to me?”

                His dad only smiles. He doesn’t see a kid that just destroyed his house. Instead he sees a beautiful little boy whom he loves very much. It doesn’t matter what he’s done. Brandon’s dad stretches his arms out to hold his little boy tight and says, “This is my son!”

                Brandon's father could have reacted in one of two ways.  He could have scolded him and gotten really angry with him, sent him to his room and punished for what he had done.  If Brandon's father was, according to the Apostle Paul living in the flesh, then this would have most likely been his reaction to the situation.  To live in the flesh is an attitude, a mind-set shaped by and controlled by the values and standards of the world in rebellion against God and living apart from Him. 

                But he doesn't react that way.

                The father's reaction is more indicative of someone living in the Spirit of the Living God.  To live in the Spirit is to have life and peace.  Living in the Spirit empowers us to leave behind the life in the flesh and freely live in conformity in Christ.  To live in the Spirit is to see the world as it really is; to see the world's riches and power as entities that enslave us and trap us.  It is to see the world as God sees it.

                What can I do?  What can we do to live a life in the Spirit?  We can't save ourselves from the power of sin that pervades all humanity.  We can make a simple decision.  In the words of Andy Dufrane, from the movie The Shawshank Redemption, "I guess it comes down to a simple choice really: get busy living or get busy dying."  We get busy living once we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and become agents of God's grace in the world.  We are to be agents of God's grace in the world. 

                Brandon's father is an agent of God's grace.  He gave his son a great example of what God's grace looks like. 

                God makes each of us an agent of grace and has made our community here in Abington, Pennsylvania a community agent of grace.

                What does this mean to be an agent of grace?  When we profess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, the Spirit of the Living God makes a home inside of us and we have the new life God promises us.  We are recipients of the grace of God.  We don't have to change in order to receive God's grace: we change as a result of experiencing God's grace.  God gives us grace, it changes what we ourselves cannot change, and we live a new life set free to live a life of grace.  We become agents of grace, sharing God's grace with all whom we encounter on a daily basis: at home with our families, at school with our friends, at work with our colleagues, at the soccer field, the ball park, the zoo, on SEPTA, while driving on the Schykill Expressway during rush hour and more. 

                That’s what the church is all about. We are agents of grace, God's grace.  It is a grace that gives voice to the needs of powerless individuals and communities both near and far.  This grace is a voice to powerless communities living in the valley of dry bones, without a hope for a better day ahead, so they can once again participate in public life; so they can once again take an active role in society building up communities, speaking against social injustice and stand up for the alien, the widow and the orphan.  In doing so they, too, become agents of God's grace themselves.

                What can I do?  We can accept the grace of God to live in the Spirit rather than in the flesh.  We can be an agent of God's grace in an unforgiving world; an agent of life and truth just because we are his and he loves us for who we are.

The Fragment in Between - 1/23/11

The Fragment In Between

Psalm 27:1, 4-9

Matthew 4:12-23

            Have you ever been afraid of the dark?  I remember I was as a kid.  I didn’t want to go to sleep, especially in my own bed.  With the light off, my bedroom was really dark.  I thought at the time that the thick darkness of my room made it easier for the monsters to sneak in and get me.  Of course, there were the snakes living under my bed, too, that only came out in the dark.  A night light helped to lessen the grip this fear had on me. 

            The dark is very scary.  The night time has always held a certain level of creepiness and fear; it has always been associated with scary creatures, ghosts and horror stories.  Some believe it is in the dark of night when evil spirits would emerge and haunt the lives of the living.

If you have ever had to navigate through a totally dark room, you know what a trying experience it can be.  As you take one step at a time, you grope through the dark, carefully looking for a safe spot to step.  You’re bound to either stub your toe on the bed post, impale your foot on a Buzz Light Year doll left in the middle of the floor, or slam your head on a shelf of some kind as you trip over your child’s Thomas Train set. 

The dark is scary and uncertain because you simply can’t see anything.  You’re blind.  You can’t see where you are going.  Sometimes it can be so dark you can’t even see your hand directly in front of your face.  To be blind and living in the dark is a very frightening place to be. 

I heard a story about a man in Ecuador who later became president of that country and his experience in prison.  He was arrested for leading protests against the government.  He was locked away in a small cell isolated from human contact with no light and no window.  For over three days he sat in his cell in total darkness on the brink of going completely mad.  On the fourth day, a man quietly came into his cell and began working on something in one of the dark corners.  He didn’t say anything.  He crept out, closed the door and disappeared.  A few minutes later a light began to blaze in that corner.  Someone put their life on the line to connect electricity to the broken fixture.  The prisoner knew he could make it through his imprisonment because he could see again.  The light not only illuminated his space but it also brought hope to his heart.

            So many of us live in the darkness of an old jail cell, some in total darkness and don’t even know it.  We find ourselves trying to overcome the darkness with darkness; trying to pull ourselves out of our dark despair under our own strength rather than with the strength found in the light of God.  It breaks my heart when confronted with a person who can’t accept the fact someone they love is an abuser or hooked on internet pornography or worse.  It hurts to watch an intelligent, gifted people who cannot bring themselves to confront their own fears, addictions, and who they are called to be. 

            Everybody has secrets, something we just can’t face on our own.  Some folks spend their whole lives trying to keep them hidden and quiet; they carry them with them everywhere they go.  Until one day they must cut it loose or let it pull them down deeper into darkness.  Until one day they realize they must let it go and give it up to God otherwise these secrets cause them to slip further and further into the bottomless abyss.[1] 

            Ask the recovering alcoholic or drug addict if they are recovering under their own power or a power beyond themselves.  Ask anyone wrestling and struggling with depression where they find the strength they need to get up in the morning.  Ask the parent with a disabled child at home how they keep going each day.

            Throughout human history, we’ve witnessed revolutionaries oppressed by those in power over them, who want to fight against the oppression of their people, revolt against their oppressors through military force and take power.  All too often, however, one oppressive government is overthrown and replaced by another equally oppressive government.  They are fighting the darkness with darkness. 

Even Jesus was pushed to launch some kind of movement to throw off the chains of Roman occupation that would sweep him into power, privilege and glory.  They did not understand that Jesus was called to bring God’s light into the world to overcome the darkness.  And so are we.  This is our mission.  This is our witness to the world.  Jesus declares, “Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven has come near.”  The light we seek after is God’s presence in the world.

            And this light creates possibilities for living that did not previously exist.  Light does not merely illumine, it is a game-changer; it has cumulative and transformative power.  When light is reflected into a dark place, what was once hidden is now exposed.  What was once out of sight, out of mind, comes to the forefront. 

            Author Robert Fulghum told a story of one of his professors, a wise man whose name was Alexander Papaderos.

            At the last session on the last morning of a two-week seminar on Greek culture, Dr. Papaderos turned and made the ritual gesture—“Are there any questions?”

            Quiet quilted the room. These two weeks had generated enough questions for a lifetime, but for now, there was only silence.

“No questions?” Papaderos swept the room with his eyes.

So, I asked.  “Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?”

The usual laughter followed, and people stirred to go.

            Papaderos held up his hand, stilled the room and looked at me for a long time, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.

            “I will answer your question.”

            Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror, about the size of a quarter. And he said,.

            “When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror. A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.”

            “I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece; this one. And by scratching it on a stone, I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine—in deep holes and crevices and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.”

            “I kept the little mirror, and as I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of the light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is there, and it will only shine in many dark places if I reflect it.”

            “I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world—into the black places in the hearts of people—and change some things in some of them. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of life.”

            And then he took his small mirror and, holding it carefully, caught the bright rays of daylight streaming through the window and reflected them on my face and onto my hands folded on the desk.[2]

            We are the fragment in between; we are the fragment in between God and the darkness, reflecting the light of God into the dark places and the lost hearts of people.  We are the fragment in between calling others to follow Jesus and make them his disciples.

People living in darkness are assaulted by forces both known & unknown and they are mired in anguish and suffering.  It is through the light of Christ all people can experience a new day, a new life filled with love, hope and grace.  God has the power to defend and shield God’s children from the things that oppress them.  The light brings well-being and wholeness to everyone.

This is our mission: our task is to share a faith in Jesus Christ that is exciting and engaging enough to be contagious.  The message of God’s reign is not for the tentative and indecisive, because it necessitates total allegiance; a complete commitment.  It brings a severing of old relationships and securities that left us in the dark for far too long.  It puts people in the position to follow Jesus.  It places all of us in the position to repent and accept the new thing God is doing in the world with the arrival of the kingdom of heaven on earth.  And when this happens, what was once impossible on our own becomes possible with God. 

The Bible says, “if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation.  The old life is gone; a new life has begun.”  And so it is as the fragment in between reflecting the light of Christ into dark corners.  Lives change.  Perspectives change.  New possibilities are more enticing and alluring.  This causes successful fishermen to throw down their nets, leave their boats and families behind and follow Jesus.  People who held prominent jobs and successful careers in law, medicine or business and where miserable and unsatisfied, suddenly find themselves called and drawn to ministry and serving in Jesus’ name rather than their corporate insignia.  I could have done many things with my life and most of them led to dark, dead-ends, but through the light of Christ this is what I am called to do. 

It is light that revives and flourishes; it is in the light that one can see the way.  Where the light of God is present, there distortions are straightened, falsehoods are exposed, lies are uncovered, demons are exorcised, the lame walk, the blind see: God’s light brings God’s rule.  And God’s rule means the exercise of God’s power to make things right, to make things whole again.  Where the light meets the dark, this is where the healing begins.  Where the light meets the dark, this is where the healing starts.[3]

Repent and hear the Good News!  The Kingdom of Heaven has come near.”  Amen.

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[1] Adapted from the lyrics of “Darkness on the Edge of Town” Copyright © Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)  Columbia Records © 2009 Thrill Hill Productions, Inc. - Powered by Signatures Network

[2] (From It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It by Robert Fulghum. Copyright 1988, 1989 by Robert Fulghum. Adapted by permission of Villard Books, a division of Random House, Inc.)

[3] “Healing Begins”, Mike Donehey/Jason Ingram/Jeff Owen; © 2010 Sony/ATV Timber Publishing / West Main Music / Formerly Music / Windsor Hill Music (SESAC) / Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing / Mt. Roskill Music / Robots Rule the World (ASCAP)