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April 04, 2006
The Gospel According to Bono
IN HER sermon, the Rev Paige Blair quoted from both Bono and the Bible and included the singer’s line: “Where you live should not determine whether you live or die.” As an opening hymn, the service played one of the U2’s earliest hits, Pride (In the Name of Love). On a screen behind the altar, pictures of famous believers such as the Rev Martin Luther King jnr were flashed up as the music played. Other songs included in the service were Peace on Earth, inspired by a fatal bombing in Northern Ireland and which questions why God does not halt human suffering. Another song was 40, in which Bono echoes the 40th Psalm when he sings: “I waited patiently for the Lord. He inclined and heard my cry.” Posted by pablohart on April 04, 2006 08:25 AM |
The Irish rock band’s songs and lyrics are being used by the Episcopal Church in so-called “U2 Eucharists” as a means of attracting young people who relate to the group’s social activism.