COME OUT!

Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbound him, and let him go."

~John 11:43-44~

I had lost my husband, my house, I couldn't pay the bills, I had been denied public assistance, and I had three young children counting on me. I was angry, ashamed and spiritually dead. When I desperately cried out to God for help, I felt God say to me "Come out!" Through my shame and tears God whispered "You don't need to hide in shame. I'll walk through this with you." Trusting in God, I realized that my fear of being judged was unwarranted. Whenever we are bound by anger, shame, or fear we can cry out to God and trust God to be with us. We can be unbound and free. God calls us out of the tomb of our fear and shame and into life.

Dear God, free us from shame and fear, and lead us into a new life. Amen