A man of great influence, St. Augustine, once said that he who sings prays twice. Of course he was speaking of lyrics that give honor, praise and glory to God. There are many good-hearted people who fail to realize that he who sings Imagine doublespeaks.

Sadly, in the aftermath of September 11, which was a call to return to God if there ever was one, Imagine was being sung by countless numbers of the vanquished. Advocating with their voices for a world without God while pleading with their hearts for a world that only God can provide.

IMAGINE

Written by John Lennon

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

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IMAGINE

Revised by Fredi D'Alessio

Imagine there's a Heaven,
It's easy if you try,
A hell below us,
Above us Holy sky,
Imagine all the people
Living for God's way ~

Imagine there's no hatred,
It isn't hard to do,
No cause to kill or die for,
And one religion too,
Imagine all the people
Living in Christ's peace ~

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world believes as one

Imagine shared possessions,
I wonder if you can,
No deeds of greed, no hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world ~

You may say I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one,
I hope someday you'll join us,
And the world will Love as one

Imagine That!

Heaven and hell do exist, as does a spiritual warfare between good and evil. What is good and holy comes from God (from heaven above) and what is evil comes from Satan (from hell below). We live for what pleases God (not to have everything our way; but his).

Though we would gladly die for God there would be no cause to. He would have no enemies, nor would we. All people would be united by their common faith in the one Triune God and confess Jesus as Lord and Savior. There would be one Church of God, the truly universal Church of Christ Jesus sent forth to the whole world by Him for its conversion to the Gospel.

Every Christian should have the same desire for unity as expressed by Jesus in his prayer to the Father I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also might be in us, so that the world may believe that thou has sent me (Jn 17:20-21).

In the beginning God entrusted the earth and its resources to the common stewardship of mankind to take care of them, master them by labor, and enjoy their fruits. The goods of creation are destined for the whole human race. Although, mankind is called to respect both the universal destination of goods and the right to private property, the right to private property does not do away with the original gift of the earth to the whole of mankind.

And he said to him, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it; you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandants depend all the law and the prophets (Mt 22:37-40). (Love of neighbor cannot be separated from love of God)