The process of praying prayers of identificational repentance is both humbling and necessarily cleansing—looking at the sin of another or a grievous event of history, I felt that my eyes needed to be purified so that I could look with care rather than point the finger; but looking carefully, I realize that there are similar tendencies in me and I begin to feel compassion instead. It was a new thought for me to realize that I’m standing alongside the ones or the situation I’m praying for. I found it difficult to feel free to weep in the public setting of lament, though I often weep in private over things that grieve me. So, I was challenged because one of the things that draws me to Jesus is that He is deepIy free—well, I want to be more like Jesus.
Source: Ann Cogdell - Report to Christ Church Anglican in Waco, 4 Sept. 2016 (written draft)
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