There’s A Little Black Spot on Your Head Today…

Wednesday starts the beginning of Lent. In honor of Ash Wednesday, I, once again, draw attention to the video and parody of This Time of Forty Days.

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This Time of Forty Days

Parody of “King of Pain”
Written by Sting
Peformed by The Police

There’s a little black spot on your head today
I guess it must mean today is Ash Wednesday
And we enter a time when we will give things up
For some it’s so easy, but for me it’s tough

I hope I can last, without it being a pain
On Fridays no meat, but at least fish is okay
We just got our throats blessed on the Feast of St. Blaise
And it starts right this week, this time of forty days

There’s a little black spot on your head today (Is my soul prepared?)
It’s to remind us that from dust we came (Is my soul prepared?)
Guess I should read a good book, and watch the T.V. less (Is my soul prepared?)
Should I complete the Old Testament, or Pray’r of Jabez? (Is my soul prepared?)

I hope we can last, without it being a pain
On Fridays no meat, but at least fish is okay
I guess I should stop calling my sister bad names
And it starts right this week, this time of forty days

When you fast, don’t act like all those Pharisees
Rumpled hair, bruises on their hands and knees
Instead wash yourself, put on a happy face
And on the Feast of St. Joseph you can take a break…
Forty Days…

Now Jesus, He fasted thru the wilderness (Is my soul prepared?)
With all the Church offers, can we do no less? (Is my soul prepared?)
There’s a little black spot on your head today
Is it dark, is it bold, or has it faded grey?

I hope I can last, without it being a pain
On Fridays no meat, but at least fish is okay
When I’ve completed this Lent, don’t want to be the same
As I am right this week, upon these forty days

Forty Days…Forty Days…Forty Days…
You’ll always need… Forty Days…
You’ll always need… Forty Days…
You’ll always need… Forty Days…
You’ll always need… Forty Days…

*Copyright (c) 2006 by Nick Alexander

May it bring encouragement to you and your friends, as we all seriously consider forgoing your favorite foods/activities so to give God greater glory.