God Wants More of Us
March 31, 2016
50 Days
-Anna Courie READ 46: …“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”….50: And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. -Matthew 27:46, 50 REFLECT When I was diagnosed with cancer, my first thoughts paralleled Matthew 46. I cried out in silence with words I could not voice, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” I can identify with feeling utterly bereft, alone, lacking salvation, feeling unworthy, and questioning God’s intent. My neat “to-do” list of “appropriate Christian behavior and morality” was shattered. Bad things happen to good people. While I would never admit it to anyone, I kind of felt there was yardstick governing who was saved and not saved. It made God’s grace very black and white when there is a list of those that meet the qualifications and those that do not. As a Type-A individual, I...
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