A sentence in one of the
books [I was reading on osteoporosis prevention] struck me: "Like all
living tissue, bone is constantly being broken down and reformed." The words seemed to apply not only to our
bodies but to the perpetual Christian emphasis on brokenness. Repent!
Confess! Acknowledge your
sinfulness! I grow tired of this
continual retracing of steps, impatient for the beckoning road ahead. But it was the word ‘living’ that leaped out
at me. It's living tissue that is
continually torn down and rebuilt. As
long as my relationship to God is alive, this biological fact seems to suggest
the tearing-down process will be part of it.
The confession of sin, the admission of guilt, will go hand in hand with
renewal. ... There can be no growth without pruning, no rebirth without
death.
-- Elizabeth Sherrill in Journey into Rest
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