Evening:
Psalm 124, 125, 126; Matthew 9:1-8
When Jesus says to the paralytic, “Take heart, your sins are forgiven” it is unacceptable to me to think of his paralysis as punishment for something he had done. The connection is more like this … broken relationships and evil actions do indeed have crippling consequences for body, mind and spirit. They hurt us and make us ashamed. So when you forgive people, you help them to let go of their shame, and so help heal their hearts. You tackle the crippling consequences of evil and help them to get up, walk and live again.
Graham
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