Loving

One of my new (to me) favorite group of musicians is a band called Abraham Jam. This is a trio whose call sign is:

"A Muslim, A Jew and A Christian walk into a Concert Hall..."

One of their songs really spoke to me today. The chorus goes like this: 

Did You put more Love in the world today? 

More love on your way 

to the setting sun, there is only one measure 

when you can honestly say 

I put more Love.

Here is a group of musicians from three different faiths, belief systems, and communities, who have come together as brothers to spread the Word of Love throughout the world. And that is something we all need more of in these uncertain times.

Are we (the collective we) putting more love in? Or are we sucking it out in an attempt to calm our own state of confusion, unbelief, and fear? I hear many stories of hoarding, ignoring the warnings, and scamming, but I’m also seeing incidents of sharing, singing, striving beyond exhaustion, and helping one’s neighbor.

This congregation is showing love at every turn. Folks are calling each other, reaching out, and sharing moments. In Buckingham the other day there was even an impromptu outdoor concert that the neighbors enjoyed together while keeping their social distance.

Let’s continue to Put More Love in the World Today. We have no idea of how long this may last, whether or not there will truly be a second wave that will create a need for another shut down. Regardless, our faith in God, each other, and the human race can sustain us and encourage us to put more love into our thoughts, our prayers, and our phone calls. We should also remember our non-Christian neighbors who are suffering the same fate as we are. Let’s put more love into them, too. No one is immune.

Peace beyond measure,

Jan Barber

Note: The members of Abraham Jam are Dawud Wharnsby, Billy Jonas, and David LaMotte. The Christian, David LaMotte, is a well-known Presbyterian singer-songwriter, speaker, and author. You may have read his book White Flour, the true story of the response to a Ku Klux Klan rally in Knoxville by a group called the Coup Clutz Clowns.

To hear the song, More Love - click here. 

To read more about the group - click here.