Reckless Worship
One year ago I was attending a church leadership conference and the worship band sang the song Reckless Love. I have a love/hate relationship with this song. I love the opening lyrics. I hate the chorus. I remember turning to my husband and asking him with just one word how would you describe God's love. I have my word and when I hear Reckless Love--I use my word in place of the word Reckless. This is not actually something I like to do. I am a word person. I was raised with an understanding that I needed to respect the power of words. I try to choose my words carefully. I believe lyrics are a work of art and should not be altered. The use of reckless as an adjective of God's love, (I know the artist was not calling God reckless.) left my heart unsettled. It didn't just rub me the wrong way because the definition usually carries a negative connotation (my word does too) . It went deeper. I did my research and understand why he chose ...