One of my favourite Beatle’s song is “Help!” Do you know that song? Sing it with me….
Help! I need somebody
Help! Not just anybody
Help! You know I need somebody. Help!
(When) When I was younger (When I was young) so much younger than today
(I never need) I never needed anybody’s help in any way
(Now) But now these days are gone (These days are gone) and I’m not so self assured
(And now I find) Now I find I’ve changed my mind, I’ve opened up the doors
Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
And I do appreciate you being ’round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won’t you please, please help me?
“Help!” is a fun and simple song to sing, but the lyrics are profound in their sentiment. I think the song accurately expresses two feelings we all experience in life. First, we all need help; we can’t go through life on our own. Second, we are resistant to asking for help.
The songwriter, John Lennon, said that when he was younger he didn’t need anyone’s help, or at least that’s how he felt. As he got older he realized that he needed help and he opened up the door for help. John Lennon said that this song (along with Strawberry Fields Forever) is one of his most honest and genuine songs. Lennon said to Rolling Stone Magazine that, “Most people think it’s just a fast rock and roll song. Subconsciously, I was crying out for help. I didn’t realize it at the time; I just wrote the song because I was commissioned to write it for the movie.”
The realization Lennon had in the Rolling Stone interview about his subconscious cry for help is what many go through every day. We need help, but we either won’t admit it or don’t recognize it.
This weekend as we continue our series “Finding Your Way Back to God,” we will be looking at the response of the Father in the parable of the Lost Son. Together we will discover the help we are looking for. I hope you’ll join us and open up the door to God and his invitation to come home.
See you Sunday,
Pastor Kirk
