Thursday, March 26, 2015

March 26, 2015 BROKEN

                                                                                Broken

Let’s face it!  Each and every one of us at one point or another has been hurt. We are a broken people each in our own way.  Someone might have said something to you that they shouldn’t have. Or someone might not have said something at just the moment you really needed to hear it, but the words never came.  You might have had a terrible job, a bad marriage, lost a loved one to illness or have been abused by the very person you trusted.  

Jesus said from the cross; “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they are doing.”(Lk 23:34)  Jesus had been beaten and tortured in the most horrible ways, yet found love and forgiveness in his heart even from the cross.

“Look at the Cross and you will see Jesus’ head bent down to kiss you,  His arms extended to embrace you, His heart open to receive you, to enclose you within His love.”-Mother Teresa of Calcutta

In our walk towards eternity we will have times of darkness. Jesus is the light that shines into that darkness.  So, I extend to you Jesus’ invitation to enter the darkness, whatever that might be for you.  As you walk, stumble and feel your way through the dark you will find Him waiting there for you in the light.  He will shine his light into every nook and cranny, every dark corner he will find, if you invite him in.

He wants to free each and every one of us into the light.  Let your brokenness go.  Only then, with Jesus’ help, can we grow to be everything He hopes for us.  It will not be easy but will become the most rewarding moments of your life.

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not defeated it.”(John 1:5)

Dear Sweet and Gentle Jesus, I’m broken and hurt. I don’t understand why these things have happened to me. Please soften my heart with the forgiveness and love you showed from the Cross. Fill me with your light so I will not carry this brokenness any more.  Help me to forgive and forget, forever. I will not look back. I want to live in this moment and walk forward towards the light of your incredible love.  Amen.                                      



Shared by Jean Schuff

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