I have been on a bit of a U2 kick of late. Last week I read Bono’s memoir, Surrender. On Sunday evening, my family and I enjoyed viewing “Homecoming” on Disney+. This music documentary includes U2 bandmates Bono and The Edge, along with David Letterman, as they introduce David to Dublin, Ireland, tell stories, and play music.
I have long admired the music of U2, and have always appreciated Bono’s faith which he wears on his sleeve, through both his lyrics and his activism. I am pleased to share an excerpt from his book below, along with the Tiny Desk concert link which promotes a new compilation of U2 hits that they recently produced. Of course, all of these event and activities are aligned to promote the band itself, which I am also happy to do.
This recent time reading, listening to music, and admiring the art and impact of U2 has reminded me of my family’s Irish roots, at a most appropriate time. Furthermore, I’ve appreciated each of these resources as beneficial to my Lenten prayer and reflection. I hope they may serve a similar purpose for you, and blessings on your week ahead.
“Well, while I hope God is with those of us who live such comfortable lives, I know God is with the poorest and the most vulnerable. In the slums and cardboard boxes where the poor have to play house. In the doorways as we step over the divine on our way to work. In the silence of a mother who has unknowingly infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war, in the bare hands digging for air. God is with the terrorized. At sea with the desperate, clinging onto drowning dreams. God is with the refugee. I hear his only son was one. God is with the poor and vulnerable, and God is with us if we are with them.”
-Bono, Surrender, p. 531.
Keeping the Faith 