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"Show Me Your Love" by Danny Copeland: Receiving Love, Releasing Hurt


Forgiveness starts with receiving God’s love first 

Some wounds don’t heal on their own. Danny Copeland wrote “Show Me Your Love” from a place where hurt was so deep that he found himself on the floor, asking God: “Why?” He’d trusted people, confided in them, and got burned. “In a maze I’ve been sitting in for hours”… especially when people close to us hurt us, and we find the hurt is so difficult to resolve. Round and round, no exit in sight. So how do we break the downward spiral? 

Danny Copeland - Show Me Your LoveThis song isn’t a typical breakup anthem or venting session. Copeland doesn’t demand justice. He doesn’t plot revenge. He asks God for something that isn’t easy: “Teach me how to forgive in this season.” That’s an unexpected prayer, isn’t it? So many people pray for the pain to leave. Copeland shows us what God teaches us to do… he prayed for the power to release the pain and forgive. 

We find this same message in Ephesians 4:32: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Notice the order of the steps of forgiveness. Forgiveness flows out of being forgiven first. You can’t manufacture forgiveness through willpower alone. 

So where does real forgiveness come from? It comes from receiving love you didn’t earn. His Love. Once His Love lands in your heart, releasing others becomes easier — not easy, but possible. Ask yourself, who do you need to release today? Start by asking God to show you His love the way Copeland did. Let that love loosen your grip on the offense. 

May these words become your own prayer: “I need you to show me Your love so that I can forgive.”

(Related scripture: Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13; Psalm 34:18)

Background:

This song is about reaching out to God and asking Him to show me how to forgive. I've gone through a lot in my life. I've dealt with a lot of hurt. I don't want to carry that hurt any longer. I want to be free from that hurt. I realize that the only way to be free is to forgive.

Release date: July 31, 2026

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