Where is the love?

People killing people dying

Children hurting hear them crying

Can you practice what you’ve preached? And that you’ll turn the other cheek?

Father father father help us send some guidance from above

Cos people got me got me questioning ‘where is the love?’

These are words from a seriously popular song. And for the first time, I’m actually listening to the words of the song not just hearing them (or is it the other way around?) and I can bet 20 bucks (just joking o!) that the words are references to people that call themselves Christians. Or maybe it’s just that the words bite hard at us especially when it doesn’t seem as though we are affecting the world we live in any way.  Or how else can we begin to explain such strong and true words that brings to the fore our responsibilities as representatives of God. He obviously thinks so or why then should the bible say we are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ (2 Corinthian 5:20). If that be true, then we are obviously not representing the interest of the one we claim to represent. Simply put, we are refugees(?) in a land where we should thrive as God’s handiwork recreated in Christ Jesus unto every good works (?) eph2:10

 “Where is the love?” I didn’t mean for you to ask the person next to you that. What I meant was for you to ask yourself what motions of love has proceeded from you today? Ok maybe that’s asking too much. What about in d past seven days? At least you should have done something that even you should be able to gleefully clap yours hands and pat yourself on the back. Opps! I have to say this if you really felt good about yourself. “Shame on you”. What else for someone who thinks that he/she has done good? It is incredible to begin to imagine the extent to which we can reach our world with just a little bit of love. A little bit of patience to the other driver (for those of us that drive), some care and concern for the less privileged rather than hoarding all our wealth or spending on things without long term value. I can almost hear some self righteous pips telling themselves that these is no problem to them and I say great. Must mean that you’ve got the13th chapter of Paul’s 1st letter to the Corinthians about the attitude of love all figured out.  What a joke!

But I desire above all things that as we get into the ride with Jesus our daily walk gets better and better till God is seen walking the earth through us. For how else can we reach our world for Him? How can they believe that which they have not seen? Not till when our attitude, our lifestyle and passion, brings to live the truth of God’s word. For God is love.