“Talking to Jesus”
Lying on my bed, gazing into vast space, the time is 0:27 A.M W.A.T and I’m listening to the song over and over. This is the third time now and it just hit me to scribble some thoughts down as the song continues to evoke powerful, thought provoking emotions.
The Second verse of the song goes thus:
Mama used to drag me to church, Sunday mornings and Wednesdays nights.
Khaki pants and a polo shirt, boy I put up a fight.
She said son one day you’d thank me for having God in your life,
I know she was right, yeah my mama was right.
Hook: Cos she gat me talking to Jesus,
she gat me talking to Jesus,
She got me talking to Jesus,
Yeah, my mama was right.
And this just literally describes me. Since childhood as far as I can remember, my mother has always made it a point of duty about one having a relationship with Jesus.
When I resist she shouts: “Michael, mí o ni Ọlọrun mìíràn, mí o dẹ ni mú ọmọ kánkan lọ ilé babalawo” which Loosely translates to: “Michael, I don’t have any other God, and I won’t take any child to a traditional priest”. Then she goes on to drag me to church while explaining “You won’t understand now” She always made sure I partook in any activity going on in church and hell will break loose if I don’t. She’s always the one to pour water on my head when I sleep in the vigil… I could go on and on, but this isn’t about me nor my mother right?
The song has always evoked powerful emotions ever since I heard my brother played it meanwhile, he too got it by the recommendation of a mutual friend (who was fast becoming an atheist… He most likely still has the tendencies lol).
The chorus goes thus:
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Don’t you know
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, what a friend we have
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh.
It describes the art of talking to Jesus. I’ve realized that talking to Jesus is a type of praying, ‘not praying in itself’ if you know what I mean…I can say this because I’ve been there times without numbers and I know what it means.
I mean, sometimes I forget that I don’t exist all by myself and I get carried away, I forget to put Jesus at the forefront of things, till I strive and strive and not get the desired result, and in my despair, it’ll just come to me, you know, like a sixth sense and I just begin to pour it out like He’s right there beside me. I’m not casting, breaking neither am I binding. Just a conversation between father and child that have a cordial relationship, and He listens without interruption. You know, like he’s just there with you, you can feel it because you’d bare your soul right there and He’ll be like okay just come on right here let me give you a hug, and you’d hear ‘Peace, be still’. ‘Be still and know that I’m God’. And at that moment, you just let go and all your worries, sadness, fears, anxiety and whatnots are gone. I’ve experienced it times and over again! You see, the feeling cannot be explained, the only genuine explanation is in the experience, it’s a blissful, ecstatic subliminal experience.
The last verse goes thus:
There’s no wrong way to do it
There’s no bad time to start
It don’t have to sound pretty
Just tell Him what’s on your heart
’Cause it’s not a religion
’Cause it’s more like a friendship
Just talk to your Father
Like you are his kid
Just start talking to Jesus
Just start talking to Jesus
You can talk to Jesus
Oh, whenever you like
Come over and give it a try! I’m sure you’ll have a feeling of deja vu when you listen to the song.
And yes, the music is titled ‘TALKING to JESUS’ by Elevation worship and Maverick city music. Check it out on all streaming platforms
‘Senior’ Barrister K.smith and Barrister Olajuwon, I owe you both one!
