One of Those Lines

It happened again.  One of those lines grabbed me, but this time, instead of messing me up, it just drove a blessing straight to my heart.  From the song, “Here is Love”, the line:

 Kissed a Guilty World in Love

I could not stop picturing God reaching for the world –guilty with all the hate and anger and violence towards him– and embracing it, bringing it close to his face and kissing it in love.  Alone, these worlds gripped me in a powerful way as I tried to meditate (which is, ironically, often hard to do in church) on them, but add to them the words that proceed and you get a fuller picture of God’s love:

and heaven’s peace and perfect justice kissed a guilty world in love

May we live what God is about:  Peace; perfect justice; kiss; love…all from heaven, all for a guilty world.  

Shalom.

November 6, 2007 | Categories: grace, Jesus, justice, Kingdom of God, love, missional, theology, Uncategorized | Tags: Guilt, justice, love, Missional Living, Peace, Worship Music | Leave a comment