The texts for Sunday, August 25, 2013 include Hebrews 12:18-29 and Luke 13:10-17. Prayerfully read through each of these passages. What questions arise for you? Afterward, reflect on the following poem and try to put yourself in the shoes of the bent over woman whom Jesus heals.
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Free to Stand and See
Stoop and bent
Unable to see
Any beauty
Any good
Only my feet do I see
Unable to see
Any beauty
Any good
Only my feet do I see
Bowed and burdened
With painful cares
Sore from aches and pains
Is there any where
There isn’t pain?
With painful cares
Sore from aches and pains
Is there any where
There isn’t pain?
But wait.
What was that?
A whisper
Floats on the air
I hear–barely
What was that?
A whisper
Floats on the air
I hear–barely
Come it says
Come to me
Bring your burdens
Bring your cares
Come, give them to me.
Come to me
Bring your burdens
Bring your cares
Come, give them to me.
Come release what weighs
You down
Yes, I will take this.
Now sit and rest.
Look up and see
You down
Yes, I will take this.
Now sit and rest.
Look up and see
So I sat and I breathed
I lifted my eyes
To blue skies with
Clouds and wildflowers
And him
He who called me
I lifted my eyes
To blue skies with
Clouds and wildflowers
And him
He who called me
I see love and mirth
In his eyes
And I realized
The burden was no longer
Mine to bear.
In his eyes
And I realized
The burden was no longer
Mine to bear.
May the Lord bless you and keep you as you journey toward Sunday worship.
Shalom,
Glenda
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By Shawna R. B. Atteberry , author, theologian, and storyteller; http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2008/05/02/sermon-the-bent-and-burdened-woman/
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