Long ago,
a man spent time
scaring kids in our neighborhood.
The thing is . . . he was living in our children's playhouse behind
our home.
Somewhere along the way, the man lost his purpose in life . . . a true tragedy.
The tragedy of humanity is real . . . living without purpose . . . lost . . . without God.
The story of one woman,
put on trial by religious leaders,
described the rejection and shame
that came out of the
tragedy of humanity.
The religious leaders did not see the result of the tragedy closed humanity off from living in a participating-active-ongoing relationship with God . . . it was as if their own hearts were boarded up with the sign . . . KEEP OUT . . . DO NOT ENTER. They were lost in a self-righteous-rigid-rule-keeping life . . . seeing themselves separated from others for the sake of God . . . but in reality . . . they lived separated from God.
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,
they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.
John 8:2-4, NASB)
Each of us are impacted on a daily basis by the tragedy of humanity.
Stop.
Be released from the power of the tragedy . . .
receive the
presence . . . power . . . and peace of God.
Celebrate . . . with God . . . tragedy is not the end of the story.
Learning with you that life does not need to be defined by tragedy,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)
