Something I wrote for my Christian sisters … and to myself. As a pastor’s wife/hair dresser, I’ve been honoured that hearts have shared their hurts with me. I’ve been humbled to carry their stories with me and I don’t forget. Everyone has a story. Everyone. So when I read the words of Romans 5, I wrote it with these stories in mind, along with my own, to share the hope that we have only in Jesus.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now
stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our
sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and
character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out
into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Roman 5:1-5
Everybody has a story. The older I get, the more I see this fact. People aren’t always willing to be open and honest about their struggles but it doesn’t mean they don’t have them. It’s not all Pinterest perfect.
Everybody has a story. Life can hurt, even for us Christians. We suffer pain - physical and emotional. Our families don’t always get along - in fact, behind closed doors wars are being waged! We quietly care for those in need - aging parents, disabled children, a spouse with declining health - all the while denying our own care and sanity. We struggle with addictions. People hurt us. Our children die. Our parents die. Our health fails. We loose our jobs. We suffer.
How do we possibly REJOICE! when this is the reality of life?
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