I’ll have to google that!
As a kid, whenever I would fall (and I did often), who did I go to? My mom. She is comfort itself. She always knew what would heal the wound. I was a big baby. (Still am!!). I hated shots, anything painful or that I thought might hurt. I remember my mom bought “Bactine healing spray just for me (and the other four kids in our house!). I think the ad went something like this, “helps the hurt stop hurting.” Or “Bactine spray makes the hurt go away.” Spray, ointment, or salve, it seemed my mom always knew what would heal me.
Healing is on our minds a lot right now. The pandemic virus and the case numbers and deaths are all the news… as it should be. But just last night I had a Paul Harvey moment! (If you’re young and don’t know who Paul Harvey was, google that too!). I got a “rest of the story” moment in the midst of rising numbers of covid-19 cases.
The rest of the story was about HEALING. People do (most do) recover! That is awesome news. Locally, two men have been discharged and are now on the road to recovery. Of course, it is easier to count illness and death…but eventually, we will recover and we will know the number of survivors…I am guessing we will be in the BILLIONS!! Yes, we are in the midst of a global fight and to win we need to stay the course with isolation and distancing. But don’t lose sight of the prize! The goal is victory. Recovery happens. Healing happens! Let’s continue to fight this fight.
As Christians, Lent helps us focus on the same spiritual reality. The reason Jesus Christ, Son of the Eternal Father came into this world was to heal us—to save us—from the virus of sin. Sin and Death. His resurrection celebrates the FACT that death died on the cross and Eternal life began from an EMPTY tomb.
Take some alone time and prayerfully Read Romans 5 and 6. Within this sacred scripture is revealed the love, purpose, and battle for which the savior came as savior and the infected need a healer. This is us! No shame in that. Why? Because in him there is RECOVERY. We call it salvation. God knows what we need…he knows what you need. He knows what will heal you. He has already poured the blood of his son on it. He has already sent the power of his spirit upon us.
Spray that on your wound.
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