Saturday, July 12, 2014

a new wound cut

a new wound cut
into scar tissues
rent wide open
different players each time
but the same kind of issue
claiming as their own
a piece of the kingdom
feeling the tapestry unraveling
one more thread
I hear the drumbeat
another bit of history
an itch on my skin
flaking off scar tissue
a rent in the flesh
the wound reopened
I say I forgive them
for the hurt they caused me
but do I really
I have spoken it often
I pray it frequently
driving down from Houlton
of all the way to Bangor;
but what would I say
if they saw me in church
if they were standing before me
or down at Debbie’s,
waiting for fresh bread
would I say I forgive them
would I mean it, fully,
if they were right in my face?
How do I react, my body,
my blood vessels,
when I see a status update
their picture on Facebook
or words on Twitter
I say I forgive them
but is the wound still open
not yet new scar tissue
smooth to the touch.


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edited July 12, 2014
a new wound cut

edited July 12, 2014
I say I forgive them – v2
July 9, 2014
I say I forgive them
message entitled:
“Heal the Wound but Leave the Scar”
(see song by Point of Grace)
by Tammy Goetsch
Military Street Baptist Church
Jeremiah 29:11
Jeremiah’s Corner
led by Ellen Alward Dickinson
centering prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
July 7, 2014

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