beautiful

broken, scarred, but useful

adjectives I can relate to

deep wounds of my past

when I have strayed from my path

another word, beautiful,

as I think about my Savior

how He alone redeems my clay

and He makes me useful.

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September 18, 2014

beautiful

Romans 12:6 (NRSV)

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

“Gifts from the Holy Spirit” (NCV)

“Broken, Scarred, But Useful”

devotion by Phyllis S. Church

Upper Room Daily Devotional

for September 6, 2014

read September 9, 2014

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