When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, 

"Child, your sins are forgiven!"

Mark 2:5 CEB

The word "child" here is "teknon", which means a child, a descendent.

Jesus said to this person I see you, and you belong, you are part of me, part of my story, wrapped into my family, right now, even with all your limitations, you are my child.

As we let these words of Jesus wash over us "Child, your sins are forgiven!" where is that place of hurt, of loss, of disjoint, of disconnection that they need to land?

Will we let His Grace, Love, and Forgiveness in today, into those parts that need healing...

What's forgiven here?

"hamartia", which is "missing the mark", and often we are our own worst critic, bringing up again and again where we've missed the mark. Let Jesus' Grace absorb that today, as He invites you into rest, into shalom, into sabbath.

You are in fact Beloved.

It's easy to brush aside Jesus words as good for someone else, let them in today...

"Child, your sins are forgiven!"

#gospelofMark #GoodNews 

#wordsofJesus #redletterBible #weareBeloved 

#belong