I don't have the actually quote, but Brennan Manning says something about Nouwen and Wounded Prophet...anyone that God is going to do great things with will be wounded or scarred. Later on he says that when we meet Jesus in Heaven, he will not be looking for awards, plaques, trophies, etc, but he will look for, or at our scars.
I actually have a short Sunday School lesson about scars (titled Papa Roach and band-aids)...not originally from Manning's book...Its by Papa Roach (not the healthiest band by any means). The chorus of their song "Scars" has a line...'the scars remind me that the past is real'...Sometime back, I was asked to describe myself and not use my job, my family, where I was from, or anything that people would usually use to describe themselves. The first thought that came to mind was my scars, which got me to thinking.
I think the coolest thing about Jesus and his scars are that when we see him in Heaven...he will still have those scars.
The people that we connect with the most and the deepest often have or share the same scars that we do. I am thankful for the scars that I have and how I have been able to use those scars. I am still not sure what some of them are for, but I am sure that one day, someone will cross my path...
quote of the day:
Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says... "Oh no...he/she's awake!!"
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