Grace That Heals

I was overwhelmed with the sharing of my churchmates about their lives and their personal journey with the Lord. If people won't understand them, they will continue to be misinterpreted and they will feel all-trampled in the ground, with nobody to lift them up. But I can see all the more the grace and glory of the Lord, when they shared their weaknesses and how they tried to stand up again. Some of them have not forgiven theirselves yet, thinking about the unimaginable charge of sin that they have committed. Yes, the consequences are visibly manifested, but one great move that they did was to open it up to people whom they can trust. They have accepted their wrongs, as everybody has, and what is important is the way they plead for the grace and mercy of the Lord. And people like them, like us, like me, who are vulnerable in sinning and committing sins need each other for comfort, encouragement, and prayers. We need all the tap, the hug, the affirmation, the rebuke, the life of others. And one awesome truth in life is that we are loved by Jesus, with His blood, death, and resurrection, that we can be healed in whatever wounds that are inflicted in our very being. You and I are loved by God. And my churchmates who are melancholically repenting for what they've done are on their toes and knees to rising up. "The grace of the Lord is sufficient for them (us)."