Numb

I've become so numb, I can't feel you there

I've become so tired so much more aware

I'm becoming this all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you

[adj]., numb·er, numb·est.

1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out.
2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: numb to yet another appeal.

Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the reality of the situations which surround us. On occasion our lives seem to go by with out us, almost like we’re watching a DVD in fast forward. Could it be that our lives are numb? Or is it that, like the person in the song, we are searching for some shred of hope in our society, or more personally, in our own lives? Especially when we feel like we are carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders.

Different people have different perceptions of the ideology behind the word Hope. Some would argue that, hope is grief’s best music. Many world religions believe that hope is faith in the future tense. Being a Christian I believe that both these definitions are quite accurate, but I also believe that we must have a hope for today, not just for when grief strikes or for when life ends. As a Christian I believe Jesus Christ is my hope for today. I would love you to take some time during the day to contemplate what it is that your definition of hope might be?