Where is the Love? ~ Black Eyed Peas

One song that I have always found particularly religiously questioning and motivating is ‘Where is the Love’ By the Black Eyed Peas. The song basically looks at the world, all the terrible and upsetting things around us and asks WHY>?  This quote from the song is just one of the evil things in the world the song addresses,  “Nations droppin' bombs, Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones, with the on goin' sufferin' as the youth die young so, ask yourself is the lovin' really gone?” The song asks the question of ‘Where is the love’ to promote the listener to look at their own actions and the values they hold to see how it might be impacting the effect on the world as a whole. The chorus aims the question of love towards God, “Father, Father, Father help us, send us some guidance from above 'Cause people got me, got me questioning' Where is the love?” The need for guidance from God is clear and one most of us ask during times of suffering, even people who normally would not class themselves as religious. This is a common way of ‘using’ religion in contemporary society. We naturally look to religion in times of suffering for comfort and answers. However many ignore religion in everyday life, when things are fine in our own world.~ One Love x