Scars, part two

The song says,

"Forgive the hurts our selfishness inflicted
On those we love and those who love us best.
Christ, heal the scars and draw us all together
In Him whose will is peace and joy and rest."

Beautiful.  I love the song and the singers, but the car window was open and through the wind I heard; "Christ, heal the scars that draw us all together"  It was an epiphany or as defined - the manifestation of Christ.

We all do it more often then we wish.  We injure those who are dearest to us and in the delicate fabric of their hearts we leave open wounds.  Their life oozes out and bacteria storms into the bloody canyons.  But I praise God for Christ who is the scar tissue, so to speak.

Both normal skin and scars are made of collagen proteins.  They look different because the proteins are arranged differently.  In normal skin the proteins overlap like a net or mesh.  In scar tissue they are lined up in one direction, like soldiers. Although scars are made up of the same fabric as skin their job description is greater than that of regular skin.  Scars heal wounds.  They narrow the distance between separate parts. And through the mercy of our wonderful Father, Jesus restores the integrity of love.  He narrows the distance between wounded hearts. How can I not love this God; "the repairer of the breach".