OUR VALLEY OF A'CHOR, OUR DOOR OF HOPE

 

God takes our valley of A'chor and transforms it into a door of hope.
In our guilt and shame, Lord, you meet us in reconciliation.

Notes taken from reflections by Rev Fr Mike Schmitz
Bible in a year (Day 82)

 

Everyone of us has a valley of A'chor (Joshua 7) - a shame - something someone has done to us, or something of our own doing, our choices.  

God takes our valley of A'chor and transforms it into a door of hope (Hosea 2:15)

Lord, 

The heart of every sin is knowing what You want, and doing what we want in violation of that.

We come back to You, Lord, knowing that in our guilt You meet us with mercy and in our shame, You meet us in reconciliation. 

Lord, transform our valley of A'chor into a door of hope for us, for our children, and for all mankind. (Joshua 7, Hosea 2:15)