Let it Be

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Last year around this time I mentioned an old Beatles song, “Here Comes the Sun” and challenged us that our advent cry should be Here Comes the SON! Well, this season, another Beatles song lyric got my attention. You may recognize this timeless verse:

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
There will be an answer, let it be (Lennon/McCartney)

As I sat in my car listening to this, I couldn’t help but to be reminded about the fact that two things describe most people in our world: First, all have experienced heartbreak. All have experienced some sort of division, separation, or conflict in the circles of life in which they travel. Secondly, all are searching for answers. For the lost, they are searching for the connection that can only be filled by knowing that the God of the universe loves them. For these seekers out there, and I’m sure you know at least one, this season has a void, an emptiness. There are spiritual questions that are left unanswered. And anyone who has ever been a student knows, there’s hardly anything more frustrating than not having our questions answered. Guess what! We’ve got the answer! We can tell them, and we can show them by the example of our life. John (Lennon, not the revelator) gave us a nice song, but he didn’t give us the answer. Andre Crouch, however, says it very clearly in his famous gospel song:

If you have some questions in the corners of your mind
Traces of discouragement, and peace you cannot find
Reflections of your past seem to face you ev'ry day
But this one thing I do know, Jesus is the way
Jesus is the answer for the world today
Above Him there's no other, Jesus is the way

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