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What the world needs now is Love
During my teenage years in the mid-1960s, I remember a song that was extremely popular and had a tremendous message in it. I liked the song and remember singing along with it when it was played on the radio. The song was “What the world needs now is Love” sung by Jackie DeShannon. The lyrics to this song were written by Hal David and the music was composed by Burt Bacharach.
It came out when our country was going through some turbulent times. The Vietnam conflict was in full force and many of our young men were being drafted and sent off to war. The people of our nation were disappointed with our government and the direction it was leading our nation. People were rebelling in the streets and tearing down properties. They were a voice trying to be heard because of their unwillingness to accept what was going on in America at the time.
Our country was in turmoil and the reasoning for most of it was political parties waging slurs and mudslinging at each other and leaving the citizens to fend for themselves. We were a divided nation then and we are a divided nation now.
Back in biblical times Jesus was even questioned by the Pharisees because of their unbelief in Him as being our Supreme God. Jesus told them at that time, and it is so prevalent today that we heed His Words. All one must do is read Matthew 12:25, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.” (NIV) Also, in the early 60s God was being taken out of our schools, abortion was being legalized, and people were turning their heads to violent destruction taking place in our streets. People, we are reaping the benefits of these tragedies today because God was put on our country’s back burner. Even some of our houses of worship have gotten so politicized that God is second in their teaching and direction.
When are we going to realize that what we are doing is not working? Why can’t we realize that working together is the only way to survive and protect our freedoms that we have been given. We must turn our country back to God and allow Him to lead and guide us where He wants us to go. How do we do this: PRAY! All of us need to talk with God everyday and listen to what He is telling us instead of listening to all the rhetoric being distributed by ungodly people in the world today.
We need the song by Jackie DeShannon to become popular again today because of the message it portrays. I am printing the first verse of this song and see if you agree with what I am saying.
What the world needs now is Love! What the world needs now is love, sweet love, it’s the only thing that there’s just too little of What the world needs now is love, sweet love, no not just for some but for everyone Lord, we don’t need another mountain, there are mountains and hillsides enough to climb There are oceans and rivers enough to cross, enough to last till the end of time.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love, it’s the only thing that there’s just too little of, What the world needs now is love, sweet love, no, not just for some but for everyone, Prayer: Thank you Jesus for your love, your grace, and your mercy that you give to us. Lord I pray that all of us will love each other as you love us. Amen.
