Scars

Our message today was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel.

The poet Robert Frost wrote, “A voice said look me in the stars and tell me truly, men of earth… if all the soul-and-body scars were not too much to pay for birth.

Friend of Dial Hope, take a close look at your “soul-and-body scars.” Center upon one loss, hurt or tragedy. Was it caused from within or without, or both? How did you handle it? What kind of resources were helpful to you? Who stood by you? Have you moved through to the other side? If not, what concerns remain? Are you still hurting? If you wish, visit some more with the scar. Embrace your scar. Be gentle with yourself. Then, when ready, say farewell to it. The Apostle Paul reminds us, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13).

Let us pray: God of compassion, cover us with your wings as a mother spreads a blanket of love over a sleeping child. Come into our pain, our loss, and make us whole. Hold us close and sing us a lullaby of hope in the darkness. Bless us now so we may be a blessing to others. Through the amazing grace of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.