Our photos today of U2 are up to coincide with our Thought For Today below

Thought on Monday – June – 08/07/2013

‘I believe God is interested in us, in the detail of our lives and I think that is remarkable.’ ~Bono


U2 have been together as a band since 1978 and have cemented their reputation as one of the greatest rock acts in history. Two decades on they remain intact. No one has ever left U2 and no new member has ever joined. Their CV is impressive, 12 studio albums, with more than 150 million album sales and they have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band.

Bono from U2 revealed many interesting insights into his life in a recent TV interview with Gay Byrne. Bono spoke about how he has always been fascinated by the scriptures and that they were in some way in the inspiration behind U2’s music. He has come to realize that the band’s music is a way they can speak to the world on lots of issues. Bono put it another way by saying: “Our music is a prayer of a kind.” At one point in the interview he showed a cross that he wears 24/7. It was given to him by the late Pope John Paul II who is now to be made a saint. Significantly and not surprisingly he suggested that love should be the most important thing in our lives. He added: “Whenever you see religious people where their faith is more important than love, they’ve got it the wrong way around. Love is about realising potential and that is what God wants from us. The greatest sadness to me is the waste of human potential.”