“Love’s in need of love today”
May 14, 2008 by Ewa Issel, Poland
“Love’s in need of love today” is Stevie Wonder song from 1976. Someone once said to me that it is good to think theologically about things that have nothing to do with theology. And I really liked it. So read the lyrics and try to think about it in spiritual realm.
Love’s in need of love today
Don’t delay
Send yours in right away
Hate’s goin’ round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it’s gone too far”
Isn’t like that in today’s world? In today’s Christianity? Do we love one another as we were commanded? Are Christian known of their love to their neighbours? “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35). Or maybe “hate is going round”? So many hearts are broken by “the force of evil”. Hate is much easier. Not much effort is needed to hate someone. To love is to become more like Jesus. That’s hard. That is everyday struggle. With yourself. With your human nature. I’ve got that feeling (maybe I’m wrong) that we don’t want to try anymore.
“The force of evil plans
To make you its possession
And it will if we let it
Destroy everybody
We all must take
Precautionary measures
If love and please you treasure
Then you’ll hear me when I say
Love’s in need of love today”
Love is the simplest and also the greatest tools to overcome it. What we should do is simply to love. It is so obvious that no one is teaching about that anymore. But love is in be in need of love today… what has happend?
