Cut

So my wife led me to this song that she found from the group “Plumb.” As I read the lyrics, I couldn’t help but think of community. People are in desperate need of community. So many people are longingly seeking acceptance, love and hope. Why? Because those things are basic human needs. We all need to feel loved, accepted, safe and we all desire to have hope and meaning in our lives. When those needs aren’t met…when people cannot find hope or acceptance, they will look for it somewhere — often in the wrong places. That’s what this song is all about. It’s about someone searching for feeling…for acceptance…for hope…it’s about someone just wanting to feel anything. So, they turn to cutting…just so they can find relief…just so they can feel something. What can we learn here? There are teens in our community who feel exactly what this song expresses. Maybe you can relate with the song. So many kids desperately need acceptance, hope and love. They are living in a dark place and long for the shelter and safety of the light, that so many of us have found in Christ. Check out the lyrics to the song:

“Cut” by Plumb

 

“I’m not a stranger
No I am yours
With crippled anger
And tears that still drip sore

 

A fragile flame aged
Is misery
And when our hearts meet
I know you see

 

I do not want to be afraid
I do not want to die inside just to breathe in
I’m tired of feeling so numb
Relief exists I find it when
I am cut

 

I may seem crazy
Or painfully shy
And these scars wouldn’t be so hidden
If you would just look me in the eye
I feel alone here and cold here
Though I don’t want to die
But the only anesthetic that makes me feel anything kills inside

 

I do not want to be afraid
I do not want to die inside just to breathe in
I’m tired of feeling so numb
Relief exists I find it when
I am cut
Pain
I am not alone
I am not alone

 

I’m not a stranger
No I am yours
With crippled anger
And tears that still drip sore

 

But I do not want to be afraid
I do not want to die inside just to breathe in
I’m tired of feeling so numb
Relief exists I found it when
I was cut”

We know that throughout history God has rescued those who are in bondage. It’s the story of the exodus…where God hears the cries of the oppressed and brings rescue. As Christians, we are called to live as children of light and be a sign post to the world of God’s goodness. Basically, we get to team up with God and bring rescue and hope to this world. Jesus says, in John 10:10, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” May we take seriously the call to bring hope, rescue and light into this world. May we truly value community and do our best to accept, love and illuminate this world.