November/December Shepherdess Voice

last Thanksgiving
stitches
he fell off a chair. My
after
Tim, has a scar on
brother,
left ankle from surgery
his
friend Erin's daughter
My
a scar down the middle
has
each one of you
guessing
this has scars with
reading
rejection, and
temptation,
death-crucified
ultimately
our sins. Those are things
for
never would have
He
he was pierced for our
"But
he was
transgressions,
for our iniquities;
crushed
punishment that
the
us peace was upon
brought
and by his wounds we
him,
Inconvenient
Love
always a story
There's
a scar. My son,
behind
has a scar just below
Gavin,
lip from where he had 2
his
King of the universe
The
a helpless baby.
became
experienced poverty,
He
exhaustion,
hunger,
By Linda Reed
remove an infection
to
he was 10 years old.
when
in Heaven.
experienced
is the epitome of
That
inconvenient love.
"When Jesus
came to earth,
this world was
worlds apart
from Heaven."
her chest from open
of
surgery that saved her
heart
when she was just days
life
than a few of my
old.More
have scars on their
friends
from when their
bellies
entered the world. I
babies
scar on my right arm
have
melanoma was
where
11 years ago. I'm
removed
while our scarred skin
And
be made new someday
will
soon when Jesus
very
to take us Home,
comes
will forever bear the
Jesus
on His hands and in
scars
side as a reminder of
His
how much redemption
just
cost.
stories behind them.
Jesus came to earth,
When
world was worlds apart
this
from Heaven.
are healed." Is. 53:5