I heard this song on the drive to work today. For some reason, the following lyric struck me:
Keeping my eyes open
I cannot afford to sleep
Giving away promises
I know that I can't keep
Nothing fills the blackness
That has seeped into my chest
I need you in my blood
I am forsaking all the rest
Just to reach you
And I know this song. I know it is about the longing for someone you love so deeply that it hurts.
But for some reason, today it occurred to me that the "blackness" that is felt during those lonely times isn't for a fellow human. That hole we feel is what we think we're missing. We think we're missing something... God's love.
We just keep forgetting that its there.
The "hole" we perceive isn't real but our "wholeness" is.
Then on another level, we do need that fellow human to be an conduit of that love.
Hmmm... now I know why every love song sounds like it could be written by God's Son to his Father.
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