There are times in everyone’s life when bad things happen. We’ve all experienced hurt or pain in our life. Whether it was because of a death in the family, the loss of a dear friend or bad news from the doctor. We all experience pain. That is just part of the human condition. The song The Hurt and the Healer by MercyMe (MercyMe, 2012) is a song that touches the heart of anyone that has experienced hurt or pain in their life by offering hope and comfort in Jesus. You may never have heard of MercyMe, but maybe you have heard one of their songs. MercyMe has a song called I Can Only Imagine that was very popular on the radio. In fact, several other artists like Amy Grant, Wynonna Judd and Jeff Carson have sung that song and put it on
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The song came from a place of hurting from the lead singer that effected the whole band. Bart Millard’s cousin, a fire fighter, knew the whole band very well and often watched them as they practiced their music. Bart and he were more like brothers then cousins. One day, his cousin was fighting a fire in Texas and was killed in the line of duty. The pain Bart felt was overwhelming. At the funeral, he found himself in front of 3,000 firefighters, trying to find the words to explain that God is still in control when he himself wasn’t sure he believed that in that moment. He knew he didn’t have all the answers, but he also knew no one really did. But he did know the truth in the Bible and he chose to believe it, and told the firefighters what he knew was true. A few weeks later, The Hurt and the Healer was written. He was alone in an arena while on tour and all the emotions just hit him. He wrote the song, right then and there on his iPhone in just 10 minutes. He felt like the song was just pouring out of him. Songs usually don’t get written that fast but there were three songs that did; I Can Only Imagine, Word of God Speak, and this one. Even though this song was born out of a painful time in his life, he wants the song to help other people who are going through tough, painful
The song came from a place of hurting from the lead singer that effected the whole band. Bart Millard’s cousin, a fire fighter, knew the whole band very well and often watched them as they practiced their music. Bart and he were more like brothers then cousins. One day, his cousin was fighting a fire in Texas and was killed in the line of duty. The pain Bart felt was overwhelming. At the funeral, he found himself in front of 3,000 firefighters, trying to find the words to explain that God is still in control when he himself wasn’t sure he believed that in that moment. He knew he didn’t have all the answers, but he also knew no one really did. But he did know the truth in the Bible and he chose to believe it, and told the firefighters what he knew was true. A few weeks later, The Hurt and the Healer was written. He was alone in an arena while on tour and all the emotions just hit him. He wrote the song, right then and there on his iPhone in just 10 minutes. He felt like the song was just pouring out of him. Songs usually don’t get written that fast but there were three songs that did; I Can Only Imagine, Word of God Speak, and this one. Even though this song was born out of a painful time in his life, he wants the song to help other people who are going through tough, painful