Meet Jesus
Song Meaning
Jonny Diaz answers a real objection rather than dismissing it in "Meet Jesus" — "I've heard you say how can Jesus be good when so much bad is done in his name, I must admit we can be hypocrites, and at times I have felt just the same." The song concedes the complaint before responding to it.
"From the scandals to the crusades, when a church screams what God hates, it feels like more hurt than love" names specific historical failures rather than a vague acknowledgment, and "if you could just meet Jesus, you wouldn't find religion, you'd feel something different moving in your heart" draws a sharp line between institutional failure and the person the song is actually pointing to.
"His fingers don't point and his love don't divide, he seeks out all the ones left behind, he stands up for justice and mercy" lists specific character traits rather than a generic claim of goodness, closing on "he'd pull you so close, he'd never let go" as the actual encounter the whole song has been building toward.
I've heard you say how can Jesus be good
When so much bad is done in his name
I must admit we can be hypocrites
And at times I have felt just the same
From the scandals to the crusades
When a church screams what God hates
It feels like more hurt than love
If you could just meet Jesus
You wouldn't find religion
You'd feel something different
Moving in your heart
If you could just meet Jesus
You couldn't help but love him
Cause he can't help but love you
Just the way you are
He'd pull you so close
He'd never let go
You won't be the same, it would change everything
If you could just meet Jesus
His fingers don't point and his love don't divide
He seeks out all the ones left behind
He stands up for justice and mercy
He loves us so much that he laid down his life
If you could just meet Jesus
You wouldn't find religion
You'd feel something different
Moving in your heart
If you could just meet Jesus
You couldn't help but love him
Cause he can't help but love you
Just the way you are
He'd pull you so close
He'd never let go
You won't be the same, it would change everything
If you could just meet Jesus
If you could just meet Jesus
From the scandals to the crusades
When a church screams what God hates
It feels like more hurt than love
But his goodness, it'll shine through
If you seek him, it'll find you
All the hatred, it'll come undone
If you could just meet Jesus
You wouldn't find religion
You'd feel something different
Moving in your heart
If you could just meet Jesus
You couldn't help but love him
Cause he can't help but love you
Just the way you are
He'd pull you so close
He'd never let go
You won't be the same, it would change everything
If you could just meet Jesus
If you could just meet Jesus
If you could just meet Jesus