Love is not against the law

Politics or love can make you blind or make you see
Make you a slave or make you free
Only one does it all
It's giving up your life for the ones you hate the most
It's giving them your gown when they've taken your clothes
It's learning to admit when you've had a hand in setting them up
And knocking them down

Because love is not against the law
Love is not against the law
Love, love, love

Are we defending life when we just pick and choose
Lives acceptable to lose and which ones to defend?
Because you cannot choose your friends, but you choose your enemies
What if they were one, one and the same
Could you find a way to love them both the same?
To give them your name?

Because love is not against the law
Love is not against the law
Love, love, love

Last Sunday I went downtown to Ecclesia for a Derek Webb concert. I was totally excited about going. When we got there and went up to buy our tickets, they said they were sold out. I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't all that bummed. I mean, I was, but I'm just a new fan, so I figured I would have some other time to see him. In case any of y'all didn't know Ecclesia is the church where the Robbie Seay Band leads worship. So anyways...we were standing there where they told us to wait to see if there were any people that didn't show up and lo and behold, there was Robbie! He started talking with us and he said that he would do what he could to get us in. Turn out, he did! We ended up getting into the concert. Sandra McCracken opened for him, and she was amazing. Kind-of country-ish, but not too much. I liked it. Then just Derek came out and had the audience yell out songs for him to play. As far as I can remember, he sang the following songs by himself: "I Want A Broken Heart," "I Repent," "Dance," "The Rich Song," and "Wedding Dress." I had only read the lyrics of most of those songs on his website, because I obviously can't go out and buy like 5 CD's. They were amazing. I'm definitely a big Derek Webb fan now. After he sang those songs, he talked about freederekwebb.com (which you should all go to right now and download Mockingbird) and blood:water mission (www.bloodwatermission.com). You should all go to both of those sites and find out about everything there is to know about them. They're great. Then there was a short break and his bass player and Sandra McCracken came back out and they played through Mockingbird. Yes, the entire album and no, it was not too long. At all. Actually, I quite enjoyed it. Artists should do that more often. Just play through the whole album, it's a novel idea. But anyways, Mockingbird is about mostly social issues, while his other albums were mostly about the church. For instance, Mockingbird has a songs on it about poverty, non-violence, love songs, songs about the church and several others. They're just astounding. You have to hear it for your self. Anyways, I just thought I'd put it out there that you should all at least give Derek Webb a try. Oh, and by the way, I'm really really really really glad that we didn't leave before we got in. It was amazing. And on the off chance that Derek Webb or Robbie Seay ever reads this: Thank you so much, it was amazing.
Amo, Jenna