Sometimes we muddle along in life
Not seeing much progress or change
When we reflect on what was in our past however
We can better appreciate how far we have come
The writer of Hebrews calls us
To see how we understood God ages ago
A picture painted in prophetic words of a God
Distant from us and our lives
With joy the author describes what we now know
The one who came among us
As an heir and co-creator
Reflects the very imprint of the Divine
To fully confess the broken self we were before
And what it has now become in Christ
Leads to amazing transformation of grace
Renewing and reconnecting us with God
It forever changes our attitudinal perspective
By a totally undeserved and unconditional favor
We are imprinted by a scandalously rich love
Which will never end
Through Jesus we are now called
To be an imprint of grace in the world
So that others imprisoned by a suffocating past
Might be refreshed by a new and ever living hope+
A Devotion By Rev. Donald Schaefer,
Northern Region Facilitator
for Mission Engagement
for the Southeastern District- LCMS
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