New Morning Mercies #153

God’s care comes in many forms. He cares enough to break your bones in order to capture your heart.

I wish your care was always easy, predictable, safe—

a cool drink

a soft pillow—

but you are too wise,

too loving,

too committed to your work of

transforming grace.

So your gracious care comes to me

in uncomfortable forms:

the redeeming care of

disappointment,

the unexpected

trial,

suffering, loss.

These things don’t tell me you’re

cold-hearted,

absent,

uninvolved.

No, each is a sign of

zealous grace,

redeeming love.

I struggle to grasp how much you

care,

so I struggle to rest in that

care.

You care enough to give me what I

need,

not what I want.

You care enough to break my bones

in order

to recapture my heart.

For further study and encouragement: Psalm 51 (especially v. 8)