Ever been hurt and not know it? Have somebody walk up to you and say, “what happened to you?” “Nothing why?” Is usually the way we answer and then start looking at ourselves to see what they see. They may even direct us to a mirror at which time we see what has alarmed them. And if they are accurate realize we are hurt.
So many of us carry hurt around and have no idea it is there. I see that in how many people are signing up for our classes that help us deal with past hurt. The people who sign up have realized that something is not quite right and want to get to the mirror that is God’s Word. The Psalmist just today said, “Let Your work appear to Your servants and Your majesty to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;”
Our youth were just on retreat and Nic our youth pastor talked today to me about the change in countenance he sees in the faces of some of those kids. “The work of the Lord” is upon them. God is moving.
Today I’m also drawn to the many who live and work in this community I love and are doing things, involved in things, acting out in ways that make me ask; What happened to you? Only hurt and pain would cause you to live your life in that way. That is why I pray. That is why I stand in the gap. That is why I give myself away in this community I love.
“What Happened To You ?”
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