On a Common Saying
It Was Not an Enemy
The wounds friends leave, the scars Christ kept, and the forgiveness he gave away
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The deepest wounds rarely come from enemies. They come from inside the circle — from the friend beside you in the pew, the hand you once held. A viral saying names that truth and then leaves you alone with it, armed with suspicion and a smaller circle.
Psalm 55 refuses to stop there. So does Christ. On the night he was betrayed, he gave the Supper to the men who would scatter. Risen, he showed those same friends the scars and spoke peace.
A black-background aphorism can tell you who hurt you. It cannot tell you what to do with the weight — or what to do with the wounds you have given others. The gospel can.