"I Want To Know What Love Is"

[The following is a near verbatim copy of a post facebook post by my friend Tom G. Sometimes I wonder if some rock stars are actually angels.]  

In 1984, the rock group “Foreigner” had a big hit (“I Want to Know What Love Is”), a hit described by some as a “power ballad.” As a child of the 60’s, it is one of the very few songs from the 80’s that I was somehow drawn to and appreciated. And I think that appreciation had a lot to do with some of the haunting lyrics. The lyricist was definitely onto something: 

"I Want To Know What Love Is"

I gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older

Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me

I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
I can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
And I wanna feel, I want to feel what love is
And I know, I know you can show me

Let's talk about love
I wanna know what love is, the love that you feel inside
I want you to show me, and I'm feeling so much love
I wanna feel what love is, no, you just cannot hide
I know you can show me, yeah

I wanna know what love is, let's talk about love
I want you to show me, I wanna feel it too
I wanna feel what love is, I want to feel it too
And I know and I know, I know you can show me
Show me love is real, yeah
I wanna know what love is...

*       ”....This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church...”- (Ephesians 5:32 )  [and for context and more understanding, read “between the lines”].

* *   ““Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”- (Matthew 7:7)

* * *  “I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”- Song of Solomon 5:2

* * * * “Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”-John 20:27

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~ Painting (detail) by Julien-Michel Gue, “The Last Breath of Christ”,1840 ~