spanisheyes
Forum Moderator, The Goal Is Soul
Love Rescue Me from Rattle and Hum is the quintessential song for me between what I know is right, but how in the midst of my wrong, I find hope to bring it all back to love. I've picked out a few verses that have been meaningful to me, even at times hard to swallow, but pride often is that way...wouldn't you agree?
Yea, though I walk
In the valley of shadow
Yea, I will fear no evil
I have cursed thy rod and staff
They no longer comfort me
Love rescue me
I will admit that I was first disturbed by these words when I first listened to them. That Bono would have the audicity to admit that God's rod and staff no longer comforted him. But the longer I've lived this Christian life, I've found myself in moments where I wonder how I had gotten to that place, and what I was doing no longer seemed to matter, or affect me like it used to, and that Bono's words sung here stung like peroxide poured out on a wound, but like an old wound that seemed to reopen. But I once again found comfort in Bono's words, as one who would choose to be honest with his Maker and in the end realize that once again, what he really needed was for love to rescue him from his infidelity, from himself...at times I have been so there.
I said love
Climb up the mountains, said love
I said love, oh my love
On the hill of the son
I'm on the eve of a storm
And my word you must believe in
Oh, I said love, rescue me
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...
These words have always been fascinating to me, because even though Bono has been singing about himself up to this point, it is almost as if for this very verse, he sings of a conversation between the Father, God, and the Son, Jesus. God appears to be telling his Son that this mountain He must climb it necessary for the future when many will cry out "love rescue me", and this one act of unconditional love will be the answer, the cure. God's words of comfort continue when He tells His son to remember His words, "And my word you must believe in", the reason why He must go through what He has to go through, to the point that even Jesus Himself cries out "love rescue me".
I've conquered my past
The future is here at last
I stand at the entrance
To a new world I can see
The ruins to the right of me
Will soon have lost sight of me
Love rescue me
Everytime I listen to these words they bring goosebumps to not just my skin, but my soul. I don't know how many times I've been in a place spiritually where I've needed love to rescue me, to simply understand that this world is made up of grace, and because of that I can stand up and walk on from the point of where I've blown it...ah. once again, and forever...love rescue me!
So, I'm just wondering what other's thoughts or feeling you have sensed when you have listened to this song...maybe a stinging rain, or a healing balm? For me, this song is a reminder of God's grace, and will for always be a healing balm.
Chris
[This message has been edited by spanisheyes (edited 01-13-2002).]
Yea, though I walk
In the valley of shadow
Yea, I will fear no evil
I have cursed thy rod and staff
They no longer comfort me
Love rescue me
I will admit that I was first disturbed by these words when I first listened to them. That Bono would have the audicity to admit that God's rod and staff no longer comforted him. But the longer I've lived this Christian life, I've found myself in moments where I wonder how I had gotten to that place, and what I was doing no longer seemed to matter, or affect me like it used to, and that Bono's words sung here stung like peroxide poured out on a wound, but like an old wound that seemed to reopen. But I once again found comfort in Bono's words, as one who would choose to be honest with his Maker and in the end realize that once again, what he really needed was for love to rescue him from his infidelity, from himself...at times I have been so there.
I said love
Climb up the mountains, said love
I said love, oh my love
On the hill of the son
I'm on the eve of a storm
And my word you must believe in
Oh, I said love, rescue me
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...
These words have always been fascinating to me, because even though Bono has been singing about himself up to this point, it is almost as if for this very verse, he sings of a conversation between the Father, God, and the Son, Jesus. God appears to be telling his Son that this mountain He must climb it necessary for the future when many will cry out "love rescue me", and this one act of unconditional love will be the answer, the cure. God's words of comfort continue when He tells His son to remember His words, "And my word you must believe in", the reason why He must go through what He has to go through, to the point that even Jesus Himself cries out "love rescue me".
I've conquered my past
The future is here at last
I stand at the entrance
To a new world I can see
The ruins to the right of me
Will soon have lost sight of me
Love rescue me
Everytime I listen to these words they bring goosebumps to not just my skin, but my soul. I don't know how many times I've been in a place spiritually where I've needed love to rescue me, to simply understand that this world is made up of grace, and because of that I can stand up and walk on from the point of where I've blown it...ah. once again, and forever...love rescue me!
So, I'm just wondering what other's thoughts or feeling you have sensed when you have listened to this song...maybe a stinging rain, or a healing balm? For me, this song is a reminder of God's grace, and will for always be a healing balm.
Chris
[This message has been edited by spanisheyes (edited 01-13-2002).]