‘Peace
through integrity, and honour through devotedness.’
Baruch
5:1-9
The cloak of the
integrity of God reminds me of Joseph and his beautiful coat which is a gift
given to him by his father Jacob also known as Israel. We seek many things in
this life, happiness, acceptance, love, worth, appreciation, acknowledgement
and peace. A peace where there is no more suffering, worries or anxieties, you
only feel loved, safe and calm.
I reread the story of
Joseph he suffered greatly, his brothers were jealous, they sold him as a slave
far away in Egypt. But there was something special about Joseph. God watched
over him because he had a particular plan for his life. I bet if we looked
deeply within ourselves, we may re
alise the vision God has for our lives.
Sometimes, it feels
like nothing goes my way no matter how hard I work or try but when I read the
story of Joseph and put the cloak of integrity of God around my shoulders, I am
reminded to push aside the insults, rejections, work on my jealousy and anger, and
learn to forgive. There are still some people and circumstances that I find
hard to let go of because I am not ready to forgive them or the situation. Everyday
though God shows up by taking care of us, by watching over us like he watched
over Joseph.
We are asked to prepare
a way for Jesus to come into our lives, but I believe that Jesus prepares a way
for us, he hears our cries, he makes our paths straight, all the roads we
travel are made smooth and he shows us the path of integrity.
We want the salvation
of God that is promised to us, and we all need peace in our lives, but it comes
down to these questions what are we willing to do to be at peace? How far are we
willing to go to be at peace?
I will leave you with
this quote.
‘It boils down to this: peace is your home; integrity
is the way to it. And everything you long for will meet you there’.
Martha Beck
Written and created by Katie Robinson
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