Scars And Stripes Forever

I was thinking about the facials we did last night and the makeup that Queen Amidala wears...I am happy the girls still think it is funny to dress up....after being princesses, they all dressed in crazy mismatched clothes and called themselves the three dork-kateers :P I had so much fun with that as a kid and, even now, love the opportunities where I can justify it for myself.  But, Queen Amidala's lip makeup is called the scar of remembrance...it marks a time of war before there was peace in the story.  Kassi was talking about the character of Anakin last night and lamenting his fate...wishing it would have been different for him and then she said, "Mom, I sort-of think Star Wars helps us to understand the Bible and how we need God" ....are any analogies perfect?  No, maybe not, but I like when I see evidence of critical thinking and depth pertaining to spiritual matters...so we talked about the correlations a bit.

This morning my head cold is preventing me from the luxury of oversleeping....so I was thinking about the Amidala scar of remembrance and what we celebrate this weekend....it is marked to help us remember and honor our fallen...to think about the devastation of war....which, I think should make us long all the more for peace.

A day is intentional....but, scars are daily reminders...scars are pretty cool when you think about them.  I mean, God wanted the mark to remain...to remind, right?  Otherwise, He could have made the healing process cover over the wound like nothing ever happened....but, He wanted it to look different so we would take note and maybe learn from our mistake or remember the event which brought us the mark....they also give us stories to tell if we are willing.

"Sin has a way of leaving its scar behind as a reminder of it's cruel effect upon the lives of everyone it touches.  It left Adam and Eve it's reminder everyday as they labored for their existence. It left it's reminder with every woman who has born a child.  Some scars are so pronounced that others are reminded of how we were touched by it.  Some scars are left as a badge of disgrace that some will never let us put behind us.  And there are those that can be seen in the Savior's hands, feet and side where He was pierced for our transgressions.  May the scars of your life be a remembrance to you that someone loved you far beyond the undeserved scars that were given to Him because of us"

~By The Grace Of God Devotional~

Beautiful Scars - Steven Curtis Chapman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPcyUS9_ljk