Thursday, March 8, 2012

"Have mercy on me, O God, according to you unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin." -- Psalm 51:1-2

Need a new start?  How incredible it is to have a God who is one of grace.  None of us deserve to be forgiven for the sins we commit, but God has a justice that transcends that of our human nature.  When you are hobbled with guilt and shame for what you've done, when you truly are sorry... cry out this psalm.  It is one God has heard for thousands of years.   Guilt is something born of the past that paralyzes the present and muddies the future.  God wants us to live now.  Cry out to God, and feel his mercy and grace wash over you, and in Christ, be new again. 

Readings: Numbers 10:1-11:23; Mark 14:1-21; Psalm 51:1-19; Proverbs 10:31-32