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Thought for the week:
In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past. (Billy Joel)
My Father’s house has many rooms. (Jesus Christ)
We probably associate Jesus’s words with life after death. They are comforting words at
funerals. God has room for us all.
But are we sure we have to wait until then? If we read on (from John 14:10 to 14:17) we find Jesus describing the Holy Spirit living in us. So, if the Holy Spirit can make God’s residence in us, perhaps God will give us many rooms in our hearts. Strong rooms to shut away our fears, our guilt, our wounds from lovers past, while we quietly sit with God in the temple of our souls.
Then, when we’re ready, we can open the doors to the rooms cluttered with the mess of our lives and let the Holy Spirit in, to clean them with truth, peace and love.
Mary C.
Collect
Risen Christ,
your wounds declare your love for the world
and the wonder of your risen life:
give us compassion and courage
to risk ourselves for those we serve,
to the glory of God the Father.
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