They call this holy week. The week when Jesus was very busy. On Thursday they called it Holy Thursday
because it was the day Jesus washed the feet of friends and strangers. On Friday Jesus had his last supper with his
apostles. Today on Saturday he died on a
cross. And on Easter Sunday, he rose
from the dead. We have all heard this story before, many of us have read The Bible. It seems though that our children
know more about wolves and demons or the kingdom in Game of Thrones more then they know about saints and religious heroes. But Jesus works in many ways and we need to
thank God for all the gifts he has
given us and this Easter season I ,choose to thank God for Shakira. Yes, I did say
Shakira as I said in a blog back in 2014.
The tiny blond bombshell can go
by one name because when you are that well known, and that beloved, people
know you by one name. She is known by young people all over the world and is worth at least $220,000,000 dollars now. I thank god
for her hips that seem to be able to rotate
360° as she sings and dances. She
is half Colombian and half Dutch, a combination that encompasses much of the
world. I thank God for her ability to be
so hot that when she stands next to a wall it seems she could make love to that
too. We have much to be thankful for and
what is wrong for thanking God for Shakira?
God works in mysterious ways and
I truly believe that he is working through her.
She represents the new type of disciple since she
is doing only good things with her fame and fortune. She is known to be an international singing
sensation but she is so much more. She
is giving back to the poor and the helpless in her native country of Colombia. Jesus was the son of God and was known this
week to even give up his life for others. Shakira is sensual with a capital S. I guess that is how she attracts her
followers. Her unique way of making you
want to listen to a combination of various rhythms in her songs helped her
cross over from just being a latina music
star to a main stream popular
song star.
After a four year hiatus, she released a album that includes a
duet with superstar Rhianna. Back in 2008 Forbes magazine listed her as the
forth richest woman in music then
and that was before her lucrative contract
with NBC to be a celebrity coach on The Voice in past years. What makes Shakira most interesting to me this Easter season is that
fame and fortune isn’t enough
for her. She wants to give back. She is not spending her fortune on wasting
her money on living the fast life involved in drugs and alcohol like so many
celebrities do. She is a beautiful
saint. Our young people may not know the
religious saints and what they were known for but I hope they know more about
Shikera other than her amazing beauty and sexy dancing.
Cartagena Columbia was known for
its drugs and its slums. With that comes
unreliable plumbing and poor electricity.
And for the children, school is often seen as a luxury. She knows that there are so many kids that
have nothing and little in the way of having a good shot at life. Most children that grow up in extreme
poverty will become criminals. They
cheer for her now when she visits the streets of Columbia not because of her
hotness or great voice or amazing dancing
ability even though she possesses all that. They cheer for her because she was
instrumental in creating a brand new state of the art school for the children.
From the very first bricks, she
made it happen. The children are
protected, healthy and away from drugs.
A place where kids can become kids.
Architecturally it looks like a castle on a hill overlooking Cartagena. There is enough room for 1700 children to be educated and fed while
their parents get support and training.
It is clear that being relevant is this place for Shakira. This is why I thank god for Shakira this
Easter season. I like looking at this
modern day saint anyway. She has been
laying bricks in her country over the past five years.
It is not charity, it is an investment
in humans. Early childhood education has
been her passion ever since Shikera
started her own charity. It is
called the Bare Foot foundation named after her first album. Her foundation has built at least six new schools in
Columbia as well as funding in Haiti and another in South Africa.
She has given real purpose to her
life. There is more to life than just
shaking your ass for a living. Shakira
is also a Unicef Ambassador and six years ago she was even appointed to
President Obama’s Commission On Education for Hispanics.
Jesus didn’t have to die on the cross and she doesn’t have to do any of
this for any one else. Shikera has a full life. She is in love with Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique who is the father of her child. During this religious week think of some
modern day saint to help you to become a
better person.
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