God
Uses Pain
God uses the pains of our past
He allows hurt
betrayal
violation
and rejection
His presence
was with us
through it all
was with us
through it all
His “intervention”
in our times of pain
in our times of pain
was His
companionship
companionship
Just as He
surrendered His power
to come down
from the cross
surrendered His power
to come down
from the cross
He surrendered
His power
to prevent the wrong
being done to us
His power
to prevent the wrong
being done to us
Alongside us
He felt the pain
the hurt
the betrayal
the violation
and
the rejection
The sins of those who have done us wrong
along with our
sinful coping
have nailed Him to the cross
On the cross
He became powerless
so He could become
our punishment
and theirs
and theirs
His love for us
rendered Him
helpless
helpless
as He was hopelessly
in love with us
in love with us
It was His love
and not the nails
that kept Him
on the cross
on the cross
During our times of pain
He once again feels
the resignation
the dread
powerlessness
and
helplessness
For He is
the Great High Priest
the Great High Priest
Who has experienced
all of our emotions
all of our emotions
God uses
the pains of our past
the pains of our past
We can now identify
with His pain
with His pain
as He felt
His
and our
pain
on the cross
His
and our
pain
on the cross
