LENTEN DEVOTION
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Lord, Send Your Healing
By Andrea Hoxie
suffering under loads of imposed inferiority
we strain to understand why us
shackled by burdens of superiority
we refuse to accept that we, too, are other
cutting off our noses to spite hate-twisted faces
millions of us are also denied
stifled by mobs who determine others? places
there is more room at the table, as at the cross
bloodied, bruised, and broken, all are we
blinded by hatred and anger, we do not see
the need of the Master to set us free
for we all sin and come short
heal our hearts, minds, and eyes
Lord, send Your healing
sanctify us; fill us with Your Spirit
snuff out the hate, the greed, the anger
sanctify our bodies, our minds, and our souls
make us tools to build Your Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven
open our hearts and minds and let us see
at the end of the day, we only have each other
and all greatness comes from Thee
the Giver of every good and perfect gift
and the strength we have we find in each other
only through Your love, joy, peace
and long-suffering, goodness and faith,
meekness and temperance
All fruits of your healing
Lord, send your healing
About the Author
?After visiting more than six years, Andrea Hoxie joined the South Main family on April 6, 2003. She is a member of the Pilgrimage Community, Sanctuary Choir, and the diaconate. Apportioning time between her insurance agency and non-profit organization, she enjoys playing piano, visiting the hymns that ?dance around in her head,? and spending time with her daughter, Vanessa, and granddaughter, Layla Charles.
