Monday, July 20, 2015

A Prayer for Monday, July 20

Holy God,
  Scars so often remain.  When hurts have long healed over, and the memory of the pain has faded, there is often a scar that remains, a subtle reminder of what we have been through, and sometimes we find ourselves absent-mindedly fingering that scar as our bodies reflexively remember something that is hidden deep within, a feeling that we'd like to forget but carry within us.
  Your hands and feet carry scars, reminders of the sacrifice you have made, the price you have paid to settle our debt.  You ascended the cross so that we might have hope, so that we might not be condemned to the darkness of the tomb but rather once more see the light.  Your scars remind us of the price you have paid.
  We carry scars, too.  They remind us of our sin, of our guilt, of the times we have strayed from your perfect will.  They are difficult reminders of how we have hurt you, and how we have fled from your presence.  Given enough time, we will focus so much on our scars we will wonder how you have ever healed us.
  Remind us this day that our scars do not determine our destiny.  Rather, the scars you bear make it possible for us to be set free, and our scars should remind us to be grateful for the love you bear for us.
  Thank you, Lord, for freedom and life that are found only in you.

Amen

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