I met with a couple good friends last night and discussed a few things that had been troubling them lately. I was reminded of Ephesians 5:15-21 as well as this song while we talked. It’s so hard to live though…
politics or love
can make you blind or make you see
make you a slave or make you free
but only one does it all
and itÂ’s giving up your life
for the ones you hate the most
itÂ’s giving them your gown
when theyÂ’’ve taken your clothes
itÂ’s learning to admit
when youÂ’’ve had a hand in setting them up
in knocking them down
love is not against the law
love is not against the law
are we defending life
when we just pick and choose
lives acceptable to lose
and which ones to defend
‘cause you cannot choose your friends
but you choose your enemies
and what if they were one
one and the same
could you find a way
to love them both the same
to give them your name
– Derek Webb
When people yell at me or make me upset, wherever it might be my first instinct is never to love. But somehow we’re supposed to live a life of love and submission. No matter who it is, what they do or how it may affect us. Ouch.
