Zeroed out.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Goners
Smoke steals air
on our way to
zeroing ourselves out of life.
Jeremiah 50:20
In those days and at that time, says the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and none shall be found; for I will pardon the remnant that I have spared.
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1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
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Words of Grace for Today –
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The order was given
by the devil’s generals
to zero us all out.
Out of shelter, clothing, food, water, even air.
Out of energy, movement, thought.
Out of time, out of hope, out of love.
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Instead God came to zero out our sins
so that we might live free from the incapacitating chains of fear
so that we might live ready and able to give life to others
so that we might be filled with hope and love for all people.
An impossible journey made possible by the only one who made the journey to death and hell to pay for our sins of helping the generals of the devil zero out other people.
So we step forward, against all expectations
into the light of humble penance,
and hope for love that
can transform us
and
the world.