I meet with a church group of teens and want to share inspirational songs with them.  I'd like to hear your favorites and maybe why. 

That's cool. I also work with teens, and have for about 10 years off and on. The first thing I'd ask you is there a particular theme you're going for?
The song 'Walk On' pretty much speaks for itself as far as being an inspirational song. But U2 songs usually have many layers of that metaphorical onion you can peel back to reveal a deeper meaning.
For any type of drug addiction issues, the song 'Bad' knocks it out of the ballpark. There's a version of it that's on the Boston Elevation DVD. It starts with 'Bad', and goes into a snippet of '40', then into 'Where the Streets Have No Name'. There's a single continuous track of that on one of the 'Electrical Storm' singles, and it doesn't get much better than that one.

Personally, I think one of U2's hidden gems is 'The Playboy Mansion'. That's an onion that you have to peel for a bit before you get to the soul of it. And speaking of soul, 'Beautiful Day' can lift ya up a bit, too.

I also like 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', and  the version from the Joshua Tree is my 'ISHFWILF' of choice.

Also, you can check out this page on @U2, and it might offer you some help:
http://www.atu2.com:80/lyrics/biblerefs.html

There's tons more, but these songs jumped out at me.

Hi Pam!  Well since it is a church group, I feel comfortable sharing my favorites which do have stronger Christian influences in them.

Scarlet (even though rejoice is the only word they say it inspires me),  40, Bad, Pride (In the Name of Love), One, Walk On, Grace, Yahweh, One Step Closer, Magnificent, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Stuck in a Moment. The list can go on forever  when you are dealing with U2 songs!

I personally like Original of the Species for teens as well. It was written for U2's daughters and I think it has an important message!

Hope that helps a bit. 

Well,I'm a teen,so maybe I could help.

I think Exit,Gloria,One would be a good choice.
SG's and Hawk's lists are great.

it must be U2, yes? WHy not Magnificent? You can talk about the inspiration behind it, and what Bono is singing about.

Best,
Dennis

Sometimes you can't make it on your own would be a good choice,or New Year's Day,Like a song...

If it is for a church group, you can't go wrong with Gloria!

A Sort of Homecoming is a personal favorite of mine... All Because of You is newer, but with a definite spiritual tone to it.

I Will Follow is very upbeat, and I agree with Hawkmoon immensely on Walk On. Fantastically inspirational!

I always felt Walk On moved me.

Kite
Walk On
Pride
One
I Still havent found what im looking for
Streets have no name
Bad

Mofo!

Colonized Mind by Prince.  Let 'em know the truth.

Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds.

The song One by U2 saved my life (literally) last year

Barbie Girl

Barbie Girl

This is very inspiring.  It inspires me to claw at my betraying eardrums for allowing such an abomination to reach them. 



And now it's in my head.  EVIL!!!!