I Hear I Hear I Hear I Hear I Hear
Link to the lyrics can be found here.
Justified. The song is huge. What else can you say? Can you open an album more genuinely than with passionate vocals? “My halo’s broken…fallen down”
It describes our human condition and our paradoxical nature as Christians so “simply”. No, that’s the wrong word. Succinctly. We all have times when we are not the perfect God-fearers that we want to be. Maybe we never are; never have been; and never will be until Christ returns or calls us home. But this is where we’re at!
You’ve all seen the bumper stickers stating that Christians “aren’t perfect – just forgiven.” And that’s true. I’m not about to confess how many times my halo has fallen down around my toes. When it does, and we realize it, we often try and figure our own way out. And in doing so, we dig ourselves a hole deeper and deeper. I guess that is the only way that the halo can seem to get back above our heads.
We also don’t want our friends to know. At least, not right away. And certainly not the fair-weather friends…the ones that only come around when things are good. This is going to be gray, muddy, stormy stuff.
But, you know what? We have been justified. Taken apart, it’s just as if I’d never sinned at all. So, are we free to do whatever we want, then? As Paul often says in response to this, “NO!” Should we sin more so that grace can abound more? May it never be. If we are seeking God and in a struggle to keep our souls unsoiled, we must strive to do what is right.
Is that struggle the same for everyone? Does un-soiled-ness look the same for everyone? Does that call sound the same for everyone? Probably not…but as long as you hear and I hear, it’s all good!
I have the official music video for this song on VHS. It’s my next digitization project…If I get to it and find a place to put it up, I’ll link it for all to see. I’ve also got this one recorded live, and that one HAS been digitized. I need to find someplace free to host audio and video clips. Any help would be appreciated.
posted by Joe Webb @ 5:02 PM
0 comments
