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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