My Chains--and Stitches--Are Gone!

Chris Tomlin was in State College the night that Amazing Grace (the story of William Wilberforce and his fight to see slavery abolished in England) opened. He shared the fact that he was asked to pen a refrain for the hymn by the same name, and this is what he wrote:

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace

Those words have been reverberating in my soul for weeks as we've headed into Holy Week. There is freedom in Christ, and I celebrate that freedom!

I just learned that one of the young ladies who has been attending our high school ministry asked Jesus to set her free, letting his love and mercy roll over her. How cool is that?

And, on a finger-note, I got my stitches out today. It wasn't easy. They were pretty encrusted in dried blood, old skin, and newly growing skin. The nurse had to do a lot tugging, and even a little digging. She kept asking me if I was going to pass out! I have to admit that my palms were pretty sweaty, but I made it through.

Thanks for praying! I'll try to post some pictures tonight. My squeamish wife didn't watch, and we left the camera in the van, so there aren't any action shots...