Tonight could be the night

If you’ve ever felt the world was too broken, the night too dark, or the divide between people too wide to cross—this message is for you.

I’ve lived long enough to know how easy it is to grow numb. To build fences around our hearts. To protect ourselves from the pain of trying when it feels like nothing changes. But I’ve also lived long enough to know this: one moment of surrender, one step of courage, one heart that kneels before God in humility… it can ripple out farther than we’ll ever see.

That’s what “City on Our Knees” is about.
It’s not a fantasy. It’s not a lyric to make you feel good.
It’s a call—to me, to you, to us all.

There comes a time, as the song says, “when we all must stand together.” But the strange paradox of God’s kingdom is that we stand by first kneeling.
We don’t fix the world by force.
We don’t bridge the gaps with pride.
We bend low. We confess. We pray. We weep with those who weep.
And in that posture—God moves.

Maybe you’ve got a past.
Maybe you’ve got pain.
Maybe the system, or the church, or even your own family let you down.
I’ve known those feelings too.
But none of that disqualifies you from this movement.
Because this night could be the start of something holy.
This moment could be where mercy meets momentum.

I’m not here to shout or impress. I’m here as a man who believes in what can happen when ordinary people—broken people, longing people—say to God: Use me. Heal this land. Begin with me.

You don’t have to have a platform.
You don’t need to have it all together.
You just need to show up on your knees—with your whole heart.

Tonight could be the night.
This town, this church, this home—your soul—could be the city on its knees.

Let’s stop waiting for someone else.
Let’s stop pretending we can’t make a difference.
Let’s kneel—and watch what God can do.

With hope,
John Hargrove
I still believe that CD revival begins in the quiet place where hearts are humbled and Heaven listens.