Fixing Us

My friend Jo Anne and I went to see a documentary yesterday entitled Young at Heart. It is basically the story of a choral group made up of some very old folks. They give concerts both at home in the United States and abroad. What is different about this group is not only their age, but also the fact that they sing Rock songs like "Staying Alive," "Fix You," "Forever Young," "Schizophrenia," and "Yes We Can Can." This particular documentary was poignant due to the death of several of its key singers during and after the film was completed.

As I watched the film, I was especially moved when Fred, one of the singers, sang his rendition of Coldplay's "Fix You." The chorus, as many remember, basically says, "Lights will guide you home . . . And I will . . . fix you." Though the lyrics were likely written to suggest the support of an earthly love, I feel it also suggests a major characteristic of God. In eternity, I believe He looks at our brokenness while on this earth and His subsequent need to "fix" us. He is forever and always motivated by love.

The film reminds us that no matter how difficult our lives have been in the past, or may be in the future, one's art can transcend these earthly trials as we focus our eyes upon Him.