Today has been a bit busier than I planned. The dentist was planned. The running around getting a health card, waiting for a prescription, getting the lad onto our plan?? WHY wasn’t he on our plan??? Glitches in systems sometimes frustrate in this day and age of instant computer/online access. Anyways, I’m taking a bit of time to squeeze in this poem for the word prompt forget. Remembers not our sin was predicated by my lad’s “BUT MOM.. why can’t you remember?”
Remembers not our sin
the lad is chipmunked
today.
swollen cheeks
difficulty speaking
this happens when
four wise teeth are
extracted.
I vaguely remember
getting mine done
and what I most remember
is not the pain
but the anger
or perhaps frustration
of the dentist.
A rough man with
no patience for
his patients.
My fear of him
took a long time
to abate, and my
current dentist is
kind and not
in any way rough.
But lad has questions
how long must I do
soft.
How long til I can
work.
and so the questions fly…
“MOM! Why don’t you remember?”
That touch of exasperation.
I don’t remember
because
time happens and
wounds heal
so it doesn’t seem important.
I was considering as
I thought about my son’s
disapproval of my
lack of memory.
God remembers not our sin
It doesn’t say
that God forgets
out sin. But
that he
will remember [our] sins no more.
You’ll find the verse
in Hebrews 8.
Written for our hearts
to know that God
chooses to not
recall that pain
we caused him.
It’s like when
someone hurts you
and asks you to forgive
them. Do you hold
onto that hurt?
OR
Do you choose to
no longer recall it to mind?
Sometimes our
“forgetting” is an
active choice.
Sometimes, our
forgetting is
a factor of age,
healing, or just
other things being
more important.
It’s rather cool
don’t you think that
God chooses to not remember
the sins of his children?
That he considers
relationship through
his son to be more important
than the pain we have caused him?
what do you choose
to no longer remember?
Why?
Still talking! 🙂
For more thoughts on the passage Remembers not our sin, you might want to check out the desiring god post I found intriguing.
Hebrews 8: 12 (ESV) For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.”
God’s mercy continues to blow me away. Considering more deeply what it means that God doesn’t bring our sin to his attention anymore. Just… I don’t know, reminds me more deeply of his goodness. Be reminded always of God’s goodness eh?
Yes. “God’s mercy blows me away!” Every Day! (FMF#24)
God is most amazing isn’t he?
I had 8 wisdom teeth instead of four…lucky me. They put me in the hospital and took them all out at once. Yeah it was a memorable Spring Break.
FMF#23
oh, ouch. not fun.
Beautiful and on point.
Thank you. 🙂
Thank you.
When he took out the wisdom teeth
that had been plaguing me,
I found that I was pinned beneath
the dentist’s heavy knee
that he placed upon my chest,
and then he called for help
from his aides to hold the rest
of me, that I wouldn’t yelp.
They had to go, right now, says him,
but that I should not fear,
and then the going got quite grim;
“Oops!” one should not hear,
and then he said, “Careful when you chew,
’cause I just knocked out a molar, too.”
oh no!!!! Not the molar!!!
‘Sometimes our “forgetting” is an active choice.’ This is profound, Annette. I often wondered how an omniscient God could actually forget but He doesn’t forget because He’s lost His memory, but because He chooses to. That adds a whole other spin on forgiveness and on His goodness. Thanks for sharing.
Kath
I know eh? Really made me stop and think as well.
Love this poem. It makes me feel the lad’s frustration.
Saying a little prayer for his speedy recovery.
Thank you. He’s doing okay in his recovery.
Time happens and wounds heal – how very true!
Just stopped by from FMF #34
Yes it is. Thank you. 🙂
I agree that it’s an important distinction that God choose not to remember our sins. What grace and mercy! That choice to forget is the key to forgiveness, I think. Good thoughts!
Visiting from FMF#36
Thanks Kym, we really need to emulate God more don’t we.. especially when it comes to how we forgive.