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Come peer through the lens of Sacred Writings and Scripture to know ourselves and be made whole. There is always medicine to apply in our lives: emotional, relational, social and spiritual. My prayer is that the words of the early church and scripture will inform our identity and bring us healing that equips us to know and serve God with all our hearts.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

SNOW

Saturday After Ash Wednesday

I woke Saturday to a fresh snow; layers of white wrapped the early morning in stillness. I thought of the Lord's words in Isaiah 1:18, "Come now, let us reason together, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

On this journey in Lent would we be willing to talk to Our Father and reason with Him? Could we ask Him about our sin and see what He has to say? We might be surprised; I see the scarlet of my sin, He sees snow.

Medicine from Sacred Writings:

"Blessed be God who has comforted our sorrowing souls and stayed our agitate spirits."

St. John Chrysostom  Homily IV Concerning the Statues  NPNF1 vol 9, 364
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  1. HilaryFebruary 20, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    That passage from Isaiah has always been especially meaningful to me - the reminder that God makes things surprisingly, beautifully, fully new. Thank you for the reminder.

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