Friday, September 11, 2020

Alive but not yet free

Morning: Psalms 40, 54; Job 29:1, 31:24-40; Acts 15:12-21

Evening: Psalm 51; John 11:30-44

The terrifying shock-waves of September 11th still reverberate down the years. The power of death was no more evident at any time than on that day. We may still be bound by it, 19 years later. After Jesus raised Lazarus, he said to those watching: “Unbind him, and let him go.” He seemed like a prisoner, alive but not yet free, still needing to be released from death’s power. Pray that we may live our lives free of the invisible bonds of fear. Pray that we all may find freedom from whatever numbing terror threatens to hold us prisoner.

 

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