Hello!
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up.
A couple of weeks ago I posted in our private Five Minute Friday Community Group, asking for suggestions for upcoming writing prompts. Three people voted for “touch,” so here we go!
This week’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt is: TOUCH
Ready? GO.
A couple of weeks ago, our pastor preached a sermon from John 20:24-29 about the account of “doubting Thomas.”
As you may know, for some reason Thomas was not among the other disciples the first time Jesus appeared to them after he rose from the dead. Though the other disciples tried to persuade Thomas, he wanted to see for himself and touch Jesus’ body before he would believe in Jesus’ resurrection.
In his sermon, my pastor pointed out how Jesus willingly exposed His humiliation by allowing others to see His wounds. He allowed Thomas to poke and prod His fresh wounds if it meant that Thomas would believe.
This truth made me think of our role as Christian writers.
Are we willing to expose our own humiliation and let people walk around in our pain, touch our scars, and re-open fresh wounds if it means they might see the saving work of God?
What kind of sacrifices are we willing to make in order to show others the ultimate sacrifice of Christ?
What pain or wounds from your own life are you too afraid to let others see? How might God use that pain to bring healing to others?
May the Lord help us to use our pain and scars for His glory.
STOP.
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Join the link-up by adding your own five minute free write below, then click on your link-up neighbor’s post to read and comment on what they’ve shared.
I have no wounds to show you;
there’s nothing here to see.
My heart is not a venue
for vulnerability.
I am forged in red-flame steel
and admitting of no scars.
To no presence I will kneel,
for I am born of Mars.
I do not ask for pity,
for I shall offer none.
In this my fight’s iniquity
my foe shall be undone.
Cancer, you will rue this day;
you should have chosen weaker prey.
Honestly, I try to be as transparent as possible and healthy! Sometimes, I think I’m just “too much.” LOL
I’ve always been prone to share my weaknesses and the lessons I’m learning with others. So much so my mom asked me once if I should go to counseling because I was so negative about myself in my blog posts!🤣 Once I explained how much I gain from others sharing their challenges and how many people had let me know they could relate to mine, she was ok. I do truly believe we have so much to gain when we share our vulnerabilities!
PS As Susan says above I may be too much too!😉
I agree so much!
Touch. Touch by they living God. When I was in the hospital take to the operating room after they put me to sleep as they operati8 on me Jesus you touch me. I a.
I am learn8
Learning to pay attention to God touch in my life now. I am living my lo8
Life for God and my two sons.lols for my husband.