Last year we went to a Casting Crowns concert. At that concert, they played this song and showed this video. I really liked the video and spent the next month or so looking for it, but I couldn't find it. I decided to look for the video again today. What is the first result, the video! I hope you all enjoy it!
Now let's talk about it. A community, in this case the city on the hill, is made strong by the diversity of the people. Everyone has a talent, skill, knowledge, or something useful to contribute. When they all work together, you end up with a bright, growing, and happy community. The poets inspire the warriors, the rich help the poor, the youth bring the energy, and the elders bring knowledge.
What this song is talking about is how each group thought their ideas and ways were best and everyone else was foolish. They became self-centered and it tore the community apart. Everyone left the great city on the hill because they didn't want to be with the people who were different from them. What they didn't realize was that it was their diversity that made the city great. They all had something different to contribute that helped grow the community.
This is still true today, and has been true through much of history. People become selfish and don't want to be around people who are different. They don't want to put the effort in to work with others and grow a healthy community. If everyone could use their skills to help build a community, you would end up with something amazing.
I also think there is a deeper spiritual meaning to this video. I would also assume this is what they were going for seeing that they are a Christian band, and they show it at the end. The city on the hill is an analogy for Jesus or God in general. The people are all different groups of Christians. They are saying we need to leave our opinions, ideas, and differences behind and focus on what is truly important, Jesus.
You are the light of the world - like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. - Matthew 5:14
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