Quincy's Wake-up Call
Theme for the Week: Setting Priorities
Ray Pritchard
Sunday, August 5, 2001
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Key Bible Verse: When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me till I entered the sanctuary of God (Psalm 73:16-17).
Bonus Reading: Psalm 73
He played the French Horn at age 12. By the time he was 15 he was playing professionally with some of the top jazz musicians of the day. He became the first black musician to break the Hollywood color barrier as a composer of scores. He's best known as the composer of the score for The Color Purple.
But it hasn't come easy. Quincy Jones has been married three times, survived two brain surgeries, and endured a complete emotional breakdown. Several years ago he faced surgery for an aneurysm that threatened to kill him. The doctors told him that his chances of recovery were 100 to 1. Miraculously, he survived.
Question: "What did you start doing differently after your operation?"
Answer: "The first thing I started doing was hugging a lot. When you get to be 50, you start dealing with the countdown, and you can deal with it in a positive or a negative way. I [see] this little life to be this great gift. You know that old cliche about your life passing in front of you? Well, it really does."
Ray Pritchard in Something New Under the Sun
Lord Jesus, thank You for using the hard times of life to rearrange my priorities.
Adapted from: Something New Under the Sun (Moody Press, Moody Bible Institute, 1998)
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