When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, “If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.”
So they sent this message to Joseph, “Before he died your father gave a command: ‘Say this to Joseph: Please forgive your brothers’ transgression and their sin—the suffering they caused you.’
Therefore, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.”
Joseph wept when their message came to him. (Genesis 50:15-17)
Father, do you ever weep?
Do you ever weep when we hold on to guilt in our lives, even after you’ve forgiven us?
Do you ever weep when you see us holding back from you in fear, thinking you still want to punish us?
Do you ever weep when we act as fearful slaves though you call us your beloved children?
Help us to see you as the Father you really are and draw near.
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