Echoes of Grace: From Betrayal's Shadow to Redemption's Light #22

Echoes of Grace: From Betrayal's Shadow to Redemption's Light Thirty silver echoes, a betrayal's whispered price (Matthew 26:15), In the heart of a friend, where loyalty turned to ice. Judas, with a purse's strings, in friendship's disguise, Cast a shadow on the truth, under faith's questioning skies. In the labyrinth of love, where truths and lies entwine, Seek the soul's reflection, for a love that's truly thine. The journey to self-love, through questions divine, Reveals a path of sincerity, where true hearts align. Life, a tapestry woven with choices we dare, In betrayals, great and small, unveils the soul laid bare. "If I trade my truth for deceit, in this worldly affair, What price do I pay?" A soul's burdened prayer (Matthew 26:15). In the market of morality, where falsehoods are sold, "How can forgiveness blossom, when truths remain untold?" (Micah 6:11) Yet, to those who seek with hearts bold, In darkness's deepest depths, a guiding star takes hold. Behold, in Bethlehem's embrace, a star's radiant glow (Mt 2:9-10), Guiding wise men to a manger, where love's purest seeds sow. In this humble birth, the light of redemption does show, A savior's cradle, where grace's endless rivers flow. -Written By Pastor Steven G. Lee (December 20, 2023)