Saturday, April 14, 2018

Dear God,

"Put away your weapons," you whispered to me, "Put away your weapons.  I knew exactly what you were talking about.  These were the weapons of judgement, ugliness, mean-spiritedness and so on. Instead you wanted me to pick up the tools of peace, hope, and compassion.

There is a person who has hurt others.  She has wounded our church.  She is no longer there but she continually weaves herself into places that keeps others raw and hurting.  I wanted to pull out my weapons to stop the hurting.  But no, you said, put them away.

You, O Lord,
are kind
and loving.
You teach us
about peace
and being ambassadors.
Forgive me.
Teach me
to trust
once again.

Love, Andrea