(pt 2)

I didn't know him personally (as most of us didn't) so I cannot comment him for his actions. Mine is not to judge that is the Lord's job, and thank God for that! I am a fan of the saying "remember when you point a finger, there are three pointing back at you". All I can do is keep his kids and his family in my prayers. I pray that they find comfort in the promises of the Lord of a life after death, and I pray that if they haven't accepted Christ that they will find him in thier time of grief.

I saw and heard mushing of a meeting between MJ and Andre Crouch (http://ilovemarymary.blogspot.com/2009/06/good-ne... http://www.paulanealmooney.com/michael-jackson-a-... in which the possibility exists that he was indeed saved. I know the glory that awaits me when I pass, I wish it for everyone, and I sure home MJ found it too!

I just finished watching the memorial; had to DVR since I was at work. I am done with all the hype surrounding MJ, I hope this memorial is the beginning of the end of the media circus, but I doubt it. I was never a real fan; don't get me wrong, he deserves his place in music history, but I am not one to be an iconic follower.

Today's memorial though (IMHO) gave a different perspective in its last 20 seconds, MJ was not just the celebrity that most of the world grew up listening to, he was "Daddy" to three children; and whether biological or not it does not matter, he is the only Daddy they knew and clearly they loved him. To me this humanized the "pop icon".
(pt 2 to follow)