Post Synod Musings #2 Michael Jackson?

OK. You are probably wondering what Michael Jackson has to do with Synod. Well nothing really except if you are a media hog like me, you can't avoid the news and my synod experience started when I was in the Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago. I was waiting for the train to Grand Rapids when the TV that was tuned to CNN announced that Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and was in the hospital. I was not watching it, but I did notice they went on for almost a half hour about this story. Then when we got on the train the conductor who was African American stated that he was only in the hospital. Later on as the train moved on he made the announcement that Micheal was dead. The train car that I was in was full of people going to synod. I don't think there was any real reaction.
Then all that week, USA Today and the TV had stories about Micheal Jackson. It was the lead story. I wondered why all the fuss but I sort of listened. I looked at the photos of the young boy who I thought was cute change to the body he designed for himself and I wondered why he had to try to change nature. Would he have been such a star if he had the same body he grew up with? I look at his brothers and I can see what he would have looked like.
Well I started this blog because of the music. I could not avoid watching pieces of the memorial service for him. The song "I'll be there" got to me and also his favorite song "Smile". I go to church for the music.
Then Rev Al Sharpton said at the memorial service that Michael brought all races together. So maybe in his way Michael held a sacred conversation about race except he seemed not to like his race by changing the color of his skin.
Anyway I just had to get this off my mind before I went to bed tonight. I will go on to real musings about Synod next.
Jeannette