Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Psalm 51
A Reflection on Forgiveness from Pr. Michelle Townsend de
Lopez,
Pastor of Cross Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
This psalm is one
of my favorites because it is a candid and personal song of redemption.
We see a mighty man, King David, with all of his power, grapple with
his guilt that is then juxtaposed against the darkness of shame that
has been cast due to his actions. Yet
through true repentance we see the jubilance of God's love for him and for
us.
During this
Lenten time of self-reflection, we are invited to be honest with ourselves as
we look in the mirror and ask ourselves, "Why do we so often try to deceive
ourselves and God when we know that God knows the truth?"
Perhaps because
on most days we wake up with the best of intentions and somewhere along
the way sinful, selfish human nature shows up with great bravado, and we make a
mess of it all. Thanks be to God that God provides a way for our hearts
to be made clean when we place ourselves on the altar as that great sacrifice
and relinquish our very pride and surrender our hearts to him. It is here where
we gain the intimate connection to God's love and experience that renewal in
the shadow of our most grievous transgressions.
Most merciful God, continue to show up in those in-between and
uncomfortable places where we want to hide.
Transform our lives and forgive our transgressions that we may have
a clean heart. Amen.
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