But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; It was a cold day in November when I took my long lens to the birding park. I didn’t take any images of birds that day but I did take images of thistles. Even though I usually think of thistles as weeds for their prickly buds and thorns, I still took the images mostly to practice using the long lens. Oh, but when I opened the image on my computer I could hardly believe what I saw, beautiful, intricate details, a beauty I had never seen before. It is easy to see the beauty of flowers blooming in a garden but to see that beauty in weeds that day was a special experience.
It is easier to read the parables of Jesus and his words of comfort than it is to read the story of Jesus’s physical pain and hear his anguished cries of abandonment on the cross. Like seeing the prickly thistle magnified on my computer, it is only when we really look at Jesus on the cross that we see the enormity his love. When we let Jesus’s love for us pierce our hearts, as his body was pierced for our sin, we experience the beauty of God’s love. When have you taken time to look at Jesus on the cross and let his love pierce your heart? Prayer Jesus Pierce our hearts with your love and bring beauty out of our lives today. Amen
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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