We've done music in the past by non-Christian, or "secular", artists, but I thought I'd take a few minutes with the one we're using to open up The Good Love Celebration with, which also happens to be the song that we got the inspiration from for the title of The Good Love Project, and walk through it to show what we see when we look at the lyrics we're reclaiming for a better purpose.Good Love Is On The Way - by John Mayer
I'm a lazy lover Undercover Wasting time
Then one day in summer I changed my number To cut my line
-The theme is "change". We've all been lazy lovers not just of people, but of God as well. We hide and waste time trying to find an easier way to get through life. But we realize it doesn't work and we have to change our line of thinking.
Good love is on the way
I've been lonely but I know I'll be okay
Good love is on the way
From now on "good love" will be on the way. Not the selfish kind I've been trying to sell. Good Love is unconditional and sacrificial, but it's also more fulfilling than we anticipated when we give it out.
3 years broken hearted But now her ghost is finally gone
Done with broken people This is me I'm working on (all i know)
The old me broke my own heart - but now I'm realizing it's not other people that can fix me - that hole can't be filled by people. I've got to look inside and work on me.
Good love is on the way
I've been lonely but I know' I'll be okay
Good love is on the way
Good to go for wherever I'm needed
Bags are packed and I’m Down by the door
You can take all the tricks up my sleeve I don't need them anymore
I'm through lying. I'm ready for a change. We all lie to others about who we really are to make them love us, but we end up lying to ourselves as well. There's freedom in "good love". Pure love with no tricks is really what I've been looking for all along.
Good love is on the way
I've been lonely but I know I'll be ok
Good love is on the way
I've been lonely, lonely but i know
Good love is on the way
Good love is on the way, on the way, on the way
I know at some points I may "feel" lonely, but that's what has controlled my actions until now. I know I'll be ok now that I understand what "good love" really is.
That was fun. See you Friday night.
April 13, 2009 at 6:42 PM
" 'Secular' defined is 'outside the realm of God or religion.' Nothing then is 'secular.' "
-- Thomas Howard
April 13, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Oh, but you already know that!
April 14, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Good thought. I still find myself using my old-taught lingo from my childhood submersion in "church" as opposed to Christ (in that realm Catholics were EVIL!). I guess when I say secular what I really mean is music not recorded on a Christian record label. And now that sounds really shallow. Thanks for the gut check. I miss you guys. Time to get together again!