Joyful Ruins

I have lived as though

I am on the cross

but it is not me on the cross

it is my sin

it is not the person God delighted in making

that is crucified

It is the part of me that hates

the part of me that shames

The cross

does not lead me

to die

every day

from my God created self

I am not called to crucify

sacrafice

who I am

my human needs

joy

every day

Jesus did that

and He did it once

Not even He

sacraficed

Himself

on a cross

every day

To lay down my life

is to trust in His

sacrafice

That it is enough

It has been done

No need

to earn

No need

to prove

No need

to kill myself

for God’s glory

or others’ salvation

Jesus is alive

and so

am I

Let’s let go

of death

to our freed self

and embrace

the joy

and spirit

of resurrected life

which

is

exactly what God

calls you to