Come, let us return to the Lord.
Because in our world today, you can walk into ten different churches and see ten different things.
Some have crucifixes.
Some have empty crosses.
Some have neither.
But the real question isn’t what hangs on the wall.
The real question is what hangs on the heart.
If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.
Don’t stiffen up.
Don’t close the door.
Don’t pretend you’re fine when you’re not.
Jesus tells us about two men who went up to pray.
One stood tall, proud of himself.
The other bowed low and whispered,
“O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.”
And Jesus says the humble one—
the honest one—
the one who knew he needed God…
he went home justified.
The cross—crucifix or empty—
isn’t a decoration.
It’s an invitation.
A call to come back.
A call to kneel down.
A call to let God soften what has grown hard.
So today, in the quiet of your own heart,
just pray the simplest prayer:
“Lord, have mercy on me.
I want to come home.”
And the Lord—
who never turns away the humble—
will lift you up.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, soften my heart again.
Let me return to You with honesty and need.
Pull down the pride that keeps me far away.
Lift up the humility that opens me to grace.
Look on me with mercy.
Speak Your voice into the quiet places of my soul.
And lead me home to You, today.
Amen
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