Ancient words
devoutly sung
stung my heart today.
“Sin had left a crimson stain
you washed me white as snow.”
New thoughts flung
old meanings away.
Could this image apply
to the stain on my soul
inflicted by another’s sin
condemning me to wander
barren earth in shame?
How would you wash
such stains?
I long to believe
you would wash them
with your tears.
Your angry, tender tears.
Oh God, cry over me
and this out-out-damn-spot
left by another’s greedy gain.
Oh, that you would wash me
with your tears—
a hot, enraged flow—
until I am free of stain,
clean again,
white as virgin snow.
Thank for leading me every day to God’s Word, a personal response and ending with prayer.
I find your daily meditaions very helpful.
I love your daily meditations because they lead me first to God’s Word, then to man’s response and in the end to prayer and sharing the journey with God.
Many thanks and apreciation for taking the time to encourage us to draw closer and dig depper through His Word.
It brings a sense of peace.
Thank you for tear washed. It made me think of my childhood sexual abuse I don’t speak about. I think only because I’m going to court next week may 6 because my spouse has mixed a bit of truth with a lot of lies to have me arrested. He told the lawyers last year that if the judge ordered him to pay any support that he’d make certain that I wouldn’t see my children. He promised to make life difficult if I left him. I did. Now I fear that only incarceration will keep him from hurting me more personally, however, that would keep me from my children. I can’t do that. Tear washed must be how my Lord cleans me as He must have done for Shadrach Mesach and Abednigo (I’m sure my spelling isn’t so good). Now I’ve got to forgo paying rent if I want to hire an attorney to try again to gain full custody of my children. This is so painful that they have been dragged into this since 6 & 7. God is good because the attorney is willing to represent me for $1500. I just don’t have a way to balance rent and paying a lawyer for the retainer within 6 days. Lord please help me. If anyone reads this please lift my family in prayer, it’s our most powerful weapon. Please pray for my spouse we are still married but he has moved another woman into our marital home and bed for 11 months now. But his vengeance toward me hasn’t diminished even with the other woman there. I don’t know why I’d thought that would make him feel better.
Praying for you and your family, Michelle. Thank you for sharing your very difficult situation.
Thank you for your prayers
I just love this reminder that I need to be washed by his tears over and over! Thanks Juanita!
Just a old 70 year old