Genesis 3:21-24
And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife and clothed them. Then the Lord God said, “See, the humans have become like one of us, knowing good and evil, and now they might reach out their hands and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever”— therefore the Lord God sent them forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which they were taken. He drove out the humans, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life.
Reflection Questions
- Where do you feel the pain of broken relationships (with God, others, creation, yourself)?
- How do you hope Jesus shows up in those places of pain?
Prayer
From re:worship
Creator God,
You created the earth, whole and round;
You created us to be whole people.
But we have become fragmented,
cracked and broken.
We have been broken by false promises,
lost relationships, shattered trust.
We have become cracked
with the experience of systemic sin:
prejudice, oppression and fear.
We have become fragmented,
building up walls instead of lending hands.
Forgive us when we have done the breaking,
heal us where we have been hurt.
Let Your light shine through our cracks and scars
so that we might bring light to the world,
showing that in You we are made whole.
In You we find healing.
In You we find renewed life.
Help us to forgive, to love, to mend.
Amen.
Anchor & Hope Church 