My husband and I have really been enjoying Mumford & Sons as of late. Recently one line in their song "After the Storm" really struck me. The line says "You must know life to see decay". It made me think about how we tend to notice pain, suffering, and trials but fail to recognize the abundance of grace, mercy, beauty, and wonder in our lives. You notice when you're sick - but you only notice it because it's out of the "norm" - being healthy is what's normal. You wouldn't be able to understand the sickness, unless you already understood health. The same is true for trials and suffering. You must know life to see decay. Sin and death wouldn't be so bad if we weren't CREATED FOR SOMETHING MORE. We were created for perfect intimacy with God. We were created to know LIFE. Every person at their core knows this - even if they don't recognize it. That's why we're able to recognize misery in the world - something in our gut tells us we were meant for something more. Our body's and soul's are longing and searching for perfection - but we search for it in ALL the wrong places. I think that's why some of the most godly people are also the one's who are most grieved by their sin. They know Life. They're able to see decay. And they're grieved by it, because they know that's not how it's supposed to be. Just some thoughts.
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