Thursday, May 31, 2012

A Prayer for the Broken Hearted



The lovely Ann Voskamp wrote A Prayer for the Broken Hearted. I think it is gorgeous writing. Do read:



Father of the broken-hearted daughter…
oh, hear our prayer…

Give Your daughter the wisdom to know it:
Hiding when you’re hurting won’t heal you and growing isolated can just let infection grow.
Give Your daughter the love to live it:
The secret way to heal a broken heart is to let love leak out like an ocean through all the cracks.
Give Your daughter grace to do the crazy impossible:
It’s the hurting and wounded who are always the ones called to be medics — to administer lavish grace, to cast the messy in the best, merciful light.
The best way to tend to your open wounds is to open your arms.  Out-loving is the only ointment that healed anything.
Let the broken choose it: When you’re most wounded by words, run to the only Word that always brings healing.
Let the broken see it: When you’re wounded and need dressing, look in the mirror, touch your face, and see how He clothes you in righteousness, wraps you in promises, swathes you in a Savior — who saves.
When you have Jesus on the inside, you’re never on the outside.
Let the broken say it: When you’re bruised by lies, believe truth and whisper it louder: I am my Beloved’s.
When Love’s got hold of you, there isn’t a lie in the universe that can pull you apart.
Let the broken trust it: Giving the benefit of the doubt — is what benefits the people of the Faith.
Doesn’t love always believe the best, not the worst?
And may that wind the brokenhearted daughter faces, may it fly her hair like a glory flag,
And may the hills that rise before her be but an exhilaration,
And may all her trials be but a trail,
all the stones on the way be but grace stairs to God.

In name of Jesus who broke His heart to heal ours…
Amen…

2 comments:

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  2. My favorite parts:
    The best way to tend to your open wounds is to open your arms. Out-loving is the only ointment that healed anything.
    When you have Jesus on the inside, you're never on the outside.

    BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing! It ALL is worth meditating on!

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