Good Friday: Whe Love Comes to Town

In reading Rick's post of Charles Peguy, I thought of a contemporary reflection on the same subject, namely, how our denial of Christ is at work in his crucifixtion.  Indeed, his life was offered up to give us a way, through grace, to overcome this denial, to overcome what we could not overcome on our own.  The passage I have in mind comes from the collaboration of B.B. King and U2 from 1989 entitled "When Love Comes to Town."  As much as we on MOJ criticize much of contemporary culture, and deservedly so, this song, at least in my mind, demonstrates that the culture we inhabit, as decadent and morbid as it is, is not without it bright points.  The last verse reads:

     I was there when they crucified my Lord

     I held the scabbard when the soldier drewn the sword

     I threw the dice when they pierced his side

     But I've seen love conquer the great divide!

May everyone on MOJ have a prayerful Good Friday and a joyful Easter . . .when love comes to town!

John