you're the light in this darkness
you're the hope to the hopeless
you're the peace to the restless
you are...
for greater things have yet to come
and greater things are still to be done in this city.
- chris tomlin
the light. the hope. the peace. ‘the way. the truth. the life.’
there is so much darkness, so little hope, and very few moments of peace in our world.
I think first and foremost, a definition of the word world is necessary, because i feel as though when we talk about hurt, poverty, struggle, and pain, we think africa. we think the middle east. we think india. but do we consider that these things exist in our ownhometown?
inner city winnipeg. the north end. darkness, hopelessness and restlessness consumes the lives of so many that call the street home.
we’ve just come to the end of our urban plunge, but the beginning of our awareness of the need that exists right here.
it was a chance for us to interact with, love, and laugh with the people god created and loves, who are struggling to survive. for a brief moment, as we exchange stories, their eyes light up, as if theyve had the weight of the world lifted off their shoulders. a chance to breathe. to be loved. to be treated with the respect they deserve but often cant find.
god of this city is a song that tells this story. our story. and i believe it to be true. i need it to be true. greater things have yet to come, and greater things are still to be done in this city. in your city. in my city. if we engage it. if we will it.
greater things are still to be done in this city. im convinced of it.
- chris tomlin
the light. the hope. the peace. ‘the way. the truth. the life.’
there is so much darkness, so little hope, and very few moments of peace in our world.
I think first and foremost, a definition of the word world is necessary, because i feel as though when we talk about hurt, poverty, struggle, and pain, we think africa. we think the middle east. we think india. but do we consider that these things exist in our ownhometown?
inner city winnipeg. the north end. darkness, hopelessness and restlessness consumes the lives of so many that call the street home.
we’ve just come to the end of our urban plunge, but the beginning of our awareness of the need that exists right here.
it was a chance for us to interact with, love, and laugh with the people god created and loves, who are struggling to survive. for a brief moment, as we exchange stories, their eyes light up, as if theyve had the weight of the world lifted off their shoulders. a chance to breathe. to be loved. to be treated with the respect they deserve but often cant find.
god of this city is a song that tells this story. our story. and i believe it to be true. i need it to be true. greater things have yet to come, and greater things are still to be done in this city. in your city. in my city. if we engage it. if we will it.
greater things are still to be done in this city. im convinced of it.
Jeff Maeck (site leader)
Hey! i love this post, JMaeck.
ReplyDeleteI remember listening to this song after our Urban Plunge, and thinking the exact opposite of what it said. I was actually angry that they made us listen to it, because I couldn't see God at all working in the city. But somehow He is working in the city, in ways that we can't always see. and it took me quite a while to figure that out. That those people can see hope, and love in us, even just for one day.
I hope you guys are having an amazing time. Every time I think about you outtatowners, jealousy creeps over me. But I'm so excited about this journey you're on. It's an incredible one.