This song, this story, is a shining example of the little bit of good that does come from religion. Its not the religion itself, or its beliefs, or its god. It is the ideas it inspires. Its the people who see it and take from it something good, something whole, something decent. It isnt that God is in all of us -- its that were HUMAN, all of us. We are all one species, all the same on the inside. This song tells a story whose moral is to simply accept our differences and love each other for those differences. We all benefit from and help each other. We cant function without each other. We let our differences divide us too much. We dont like others who arent like ourselves. Im as much a culprit of this as you are. But it is the rhythm of the dancers that gives the poets life, it is the spirit of the poets that gives the soldiers strength to fight, it is the fire of the young ones, it is the wisdom of the old, it is the story of the poor man thats needing to be told... We inspire each other, no matter how different we may be. It isnt about God, or religion. Its about humanity, in whatever form you decide to see it. This story song depicts the body of Christ. Jesus Himself referenced his Church as a city on a hill, a beacon of welcoming brightness and truth to the world.The song draws a picture of two old men sitting and talking. Theyre trying to remember what happened to the city on the hill because its not there anymore. As they weave through the stories, they remember the warriors thought everyone was weak so they went off and started their own city. The dancers didnt think everyone had enough spirit so they went off and started their own city. Its an allegory of the factions of the modern Church, the result of predominantly like-minded people often dwelling upon non-essentials and personal taste to go their own direction.If you were to walk in your church right now and ask five different people, What is the most important emphasis in your church? each would give a different answer. One would say the proclamation of Gods Word is most important, one would say discipleship, another would say small groups, and yet another would say missions. God designed us with different personalities and preferences. Unfortunately, we often make personalities and preferences the priority.First Corinthians 12 inspired this song. The Apostle Paul recognized the differences in us all—some of us are a hand, some are a foot, some an eye—but we all serve a distinct and important purpose and are interdependent. We have to dwell on our like-mindedness if we are ever going forge a lasting impact for Gods Kingdom. The song reminds us that we really do complete each other in the kingdom when we come together.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:33:10 +0000
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