Today is Friday, October 18th, 2013; Karen's Korner #2675

Yesterday I attended the funeral services of a long-time community member and church friend.
 
As I was making my way toward the burial site at our local cemetery, I glanced at a few names chiseled on stones, marking various plots. One in particular caught my eye.
 
It was a family plot with two separate headstones. One was for mom and dad. She died about a decade ago; he is still alive. To the right was the marker for one of the couple's daughters and son-in-law. He died a handful of years ago; she still resides in Clarion.
 
What caught my eye on that second simple stone was only one word:   FORGIVEN.
 
Life has a way of taking us down many roads with its twists and curves. Some have more bumps on them than others. But all of us are in need of a Savior. One who can save us from our past mistakes and poor choices. Nothing is more exciting than to know the One who has the power to erase the errors of our past decisions. And to know our lifes' marker boards have been wiped clean.
 
"Then Jesus said to her,
"Your sins are forgiven..."
~ LUKE 7:48 NIV
 
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