I didn’t manage to stay up till 3am this morning to watch the live coverage of Michael Jackson’s Memorial, but I did tape it and saw it this morning.
It was a lot more dignified than I imagined it would be. It lacked the eccentricities of Michael’s last two decades of life and was filled, appropriately, with honours regarding his philanthropy and some rather amusing and heart-felt personal anecdotes (one which had my smiling the most was probably that of Magic Johnson’s recollection of having a KFC dinner with Michael Jackson). It was touching and a trip down memory lane.
Two things stood out for me in surprising ways. The first was a speech towards the end by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas who seemed to genuinely believe (and strongly imply) that Michael knew Jesus as Lord and Saviour. I’m not certain what she understood this to mean but I pray that it is a biblically faithful assessment.
Second was the closing prayer by Rev. Lucious Smith. He prayed, ‘…but even the King of Pop must bow his knee to the King of Kings…‘ Amen to that.
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