Midweek Musing- July 31, 2025

Note: A Different Kind of Musing

This week’s musing takes an unusual turn. Rather than a traditional reflection or devotion, what follows is a set of lyrics I wrote in the form of a poem—intended to be turned into a song using AI tools.

These lyrics are rooted in last week’s sermon on the Good Samaritan and carry forward its themes of compassion and love that crosses boundaries.

While AI often raises important ethical questions—and rightly so—it can also be a powerful instrument for good when used with intention and care. In this case, it became a tool to help translate a message of grace into another creative medium.

The lyrics follow below. I hope they provide you some inspiration or at least move you to thought about what it means to be a follower of Christ.

Who and How

Lyrics: Clay Gunter

Music: Suno AI prompt result

I saw a soul by the roadside, weary, hurt, and cast aside

The world kept walking past him, hearts gone cold with pride

But love is not a question with borders drawn so tight

It’s the act of crossing over, into mercy’s light

So don’t ask, “Who is my neighbor?” — ask, “How can I love today?”

Not in thought or grand intention, but in truth and humble ways

Let me be the one who crosses, when others walk away

For Christ has crossed to find me—I’ll walk loves road each day

He didn’t ask for likeness, or for me to understand

He only needed kindness, the reach of open hands

And I saw the face of Jesus in the dust and in the pain

In the one the world discarded—I heard my Savior’s name

So don’t ask, “Who is my neighbor?” — ask, “How can I love today?”

Not in thought or grand intention, but in truth and humble ways

Let me be the one who crosses, when others walk away

For Christ has crossed to find me—I’ll walk loves road each day

Now grace is not for keeping, and mercy’s not a prize

It flows from wounds made holy, through love that never dies

So I’ll move toward the hurting, I’ll bind what I can mend

’Cause the road that leads to heaven starts by loving who God sends

So don’t ask, “Who is my neighbor?” — ask, “How can I love today?”

Not in thought or grand intention, but in truth and humble ways

Let me be the one who crosses, when others walk away

For Christ has crossed to find me—I’ll walk loves road each day.