All You Need Is Love

February 26th, 2008

There I was on Thursday evening in Abbey Road Studios, the iconic place where so many great songs have been recorded by the world’s most famous, including The Beatles.

I was privileged to be witnessing another bit of history being made as several very popular singers from the Christian music world had gathered together with the express intention of recording 15 songs in three days. Their purpose is to make an album together and raise as much money as they can for the poor. And what a great vibe it was!

In last week’s Folk & Fax I wrote about Belief and Behaviour, that our Belief drives our Behaviour, which is true, but even the right behaviour without love is fruitless. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13: ‘If I give all I possess to the poor, and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing’.

I believe that these singers in Abbey Road this week have been motivated by love. I am challenged again: Is what I do motivated by love? Are my good intentions and even sacrificial acts motivated by love?

One of the current favourite songs of many of my grandchildren seems to be a song by Gabriella in High School Musical 2: ‘I have got to move on and be who I am. Don’t quite belong here, I hope you understand. I might find a place in this world someday, but as for now, I must go my own way’. But love is not self-seeking, going its own way. Love is patient and kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It seeks the others best.

All You Need Is Love.          David Thatcher

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