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Healing the Bride -2

By j jones

 The Spirit of the Lord says, "Dear rejected ones, you who have been in a time of isolation, on the outskirts. You who have been held at arm's length like spiritual lepers who are "invisible" and "awkward" or "too much" and "weird", being sustained by pity offerings and scraps of relationships, I am making way for your triumphant return.  

But first, dear ones, I have something to ask of you. It will seem unfair and unjust, but it is better this way - trust me. There cannot be a triumphant return without first being victorious, which will require emotional healing from the effect of the last season. As I healed lepers by a touch, which they had been longing for, or on their courageous walk to the temple, you too will be healed. The reconciliation talks that you have long imagined and prepared for lay down now. Your healing will not come this way at this time, Nor will it come from hearing the repentance of those who caused your pain, though the very idea has sustained you, for that will be for my ears only. 

You were never invisible to me, and I diligently collected your tears with love and care. I did not desire you to experience the pain of walking this lonely path. Still, I will use it and transform your ashes into a beautiful, fragrant bouquet. 

Cry for the injustice and mourn, for I know it grieves you. Then bring me your pain, bitterness, resentment, timidity, trauma, rejection, isolation and any victim mindset that has sneaked in over time. There is no shame in doing this. And I will make a great exchange and give you courage, boldness, hope, grace, joy, strength, gentleness, victory and thanksgiving. 

Even now, I am clearing the way to your seat at the table.


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