Love, Love, Love

She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
She be his wife; take him as her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
~Christmas Song, Dave Matthews Band

I think this is going to be music week here on the ol' blog. After all, today is Gaudete Sunday--Rejoice! And there is joy in music, and there is so much music to be loved at this time of year.

I have strong memories of this song by Dave Matthews, tied inextricably to my college experience and our chapter of Pax Christi. I close my eyes and I am surrounded by friends, huddled together on couches and the floor, a few candles lit in the middle of the room...

Love. It is the gift of this season. And, to play off an earlier post, it's Radical Love (a term coined by a dear friend from Pax). It's beyond unconditional, beyond deep, beyond infinite, beyond our imagination. And it is a challenge put before all of us...to love one another, to love this world, to love our neighbors, love the strangers on the street, with that Radical Love.

We'll fall short every time.

But are we willing to try?