The Ugly Transformed (repeat)

We awoke to a heavy dusting of snow this morning, nothing to be measured in inches.  Just enough to blanket the ugly in a robe of winter-y white.  The last of the weeds poking through the earth that didn’t get pulled before winter set in.  The downed branches and clutter from the days before windstorm.  The fast food trash carelessly tossed from someone’s window and laying beside the road. 


A covering of white. 



The ugly transformed.


Our nation has seen a lot of ugly lately.  Ugly that cannot be easily explained.  Hearts broken, lives forever altered, questions unanswered, tears shed and so much gut wrenching grief. 


It has not went unnoticed that this ugliness has come during the season in which we celebrate the birth of Christ.  The surroundings had turned ugly at that time too.  People in need of hope then.  People in need of hope now.  And that is why He came.


Jesus takes our ugly and transforms us through His love, His sacrifice.  He mends broken hearts and renews lives.  Takes what is meant for evil and makes good.  Brings beauty from ashes.  Turns mourning to joy.     


A covering of white.


The ugly transformed. 


(This post originally appeared on a dandelion diary December 18, 2012 after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary.  Three years later our nation is once again reeling with the effects of yet another mass shooting.  Praying Hope will replace fear and Peace will invade hearts as we remember once again why Jesus came.) 

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7 comments

  1. A timely post for these current times we live in. Jesus come quickly.

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  2. Beautiful post....sad that it still applies to our current affairs 4 years later.

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  3. Hi Mindy, I am so sad that this is a part of my grandbabies life, I just don't understand. Beautiful post!

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  4. Unbelievable how history repeats itself. Thankfully, so does Jesus--He continues to forgive and heal and make new.

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  5. Yes, we certainly do need transformation in our ugly lives. I'm thankful that God provided a Way out. Thanks for posting this!

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  6. Yes, we certainly do need transformation in our ugly lives. I'm thankful that God provided a Way out. Thanks for posting this!

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  7. no snow here, but i have been thinking about it - cam has had a storm, and then a dusting up at school. it reminds me how beautiful the world looks in winter white, and how, come february, when the white turns dirty and slushy, a dusting of white makes it beautiful again. i can barely even watch the news. how is this all happening?! it makes me feel physically ill. we are so in need of transformation... and i am so thankful for the hope we have in Jesus.

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