August 1st - Romans 10:9

Going to do this for The Life Of The World To Come. These songs have associated bible verses, so let's actually read the bible verses. KJV because I'm English and that's the C of E bible:

Romans 10:9

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

I've observed before that one of the areas where I feel most external to John and his music is in the area of faith. Namely that he has it and I don't and that's not a positive or a negative about either of us, it's just who and what we are.

What that means is that when John is faced with the horrors of the world, he can look to the consolation of his faith, and sometimes that works for him. And when I'm faced with the horrors of the world, I can only look to the consolation of the world. And sometimes that works for me.

I feel that we both believe a better world is possible, and that it's only possible through the actions and work and sacrifice of good people. Where we differ is on how ordained that is.