Lots of spiritual thoughts, biblical allusions etc in this song. I should say from the outset that this is a hugely important song to me. I'd known it for years and had loved it, but on the day I became a Christian this song in particular gained new meaning for me. Prior to this I'd though it was about a girl, and in part I think it is, but it's also largely about God.
The moment I became a Christian, the first line, "There you are, As you always were" suddenly became about discovering that the God I sought and found had always been there, even though I'd not been aware of his presence around me, but then He, the eternal one became part of me, which had always been part of his grand design from the beginning. It was beautiful, and in that moment I decided to follow and do whatever He wanted me to; to wait, to taste, to love, to run.
The night before I'd literally been struggling with my lack of joy and the feeling of being both unloved and unlovable. It's this sense of being unloved by God which causes us the fight and kill each other, to set cities alight. God is not harmed by this, but mourns at our futility.
The brokenness of humanity without God is revealed by Him in that moment of revelation. The broken man with blood on his hands is Cain, who killed his brother in jealousy because he felt unloved by God.
We then come to the part of the song which is about judgement. The world ends as God brings his judgement on humanity who rejected His love, and who use the freedom His love gives to kill and destroy His beloved creation, but those who know and accept His love still wait, taste, love and run.
Lots of spiritual thoughts, biblical allusions etc in this song. I should say from the outset that this is a hugely important song to me. I'd known it for years and had loved it, but on the day I became a Christian this song in particular gained new meaning for me. Prior to this I'd though it was about a girl, and in part I think it is, but it's also largely about God.
The moment I became a Christian, the first line, "There you are, As you always were" suddenly became about discovering that the God I sought and found had always been there, even though I'd not been aware of his presence around me, but then He, the eternal one became part of me, which had always been part of his grand design from the beginning. It was beautiful, and in that moment I decided to follow and do whatever He wanted me to; to wait, to taste, to love, to run.
The night before I'd literally been struggling with my lack of joy and the feeling of being both unloved and unlovable. It's this sense of being unloved by God which causes us the fight and kill each other, to set cities alight. God is not harmed by this, but mourns at our futility.
The brokenness of humanity without God is revealed by Him in that moment of revelation. The broken man with blood on his hands is Cain, who killed his brother in jealousy because he felt unloved by God.
We then come to the part of the song which is about judgement. The world ends as God brings his judgement on humanity who rejected His love, and who use the freedom His love gives to kill and destroy His beloved creation, but those who know and accept His love still wait, taste, love and run.