Tucked Away

4/9/2021 

Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing , so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

There is a song by Casting Crowns called Does Anybody Hear Her? It was released in the early 2000's, so it is not played very often on the radio anymore. My husband said he had never actually heard it before today. It is a powerful song, like most of Casting Crowns are. The chorus lyrics are: 

Does anybody hear her?

Can anybody see?

Or does anybody even know she's going down today?

Under the shadow of our steeple

With all the lost and lonely people

Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me

Does anybody hear her?

Can anybody see?

In the video a young women is shown who is lost and hurting. She stands outside a church as people walk by her to enter not noticing her at all. The images are extremely powerful and heartbreaking. The lines, "Under the shadow of our steeple. With all the lost and lonely people. Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me." really hit me hard. It makes me think of how, when we find a treasure, we often do not want to share it trying to keep the entire value for ourselves. The thing is, the treasure we have found in Christ does not lose its value when we share it; on the contrary, instead it multiplies. Shouldn't we want to strive to help make the world rich in faith by finding Jesus' saving grace? 

Why do we so often keep the hope we have tucked away? It is time to be bold and share that hope with others.