Hello beloved,
I wish you were here to witness this picture-perfect moment with me. The sun rests warmly upon my shoulders, and the arms of the sea surround my every turn. As I quiet my thoughts for the week, I hear the steady crash of water against the rocks nearby.
Again and again the waves rise.
Again and again they fall.
And still the stones remain.
I found myself thinking, How strong these rocks must be to endure such relentless impact. They do not flinch. They do not retreat. They simply stand — absorbing what comes.
Watching them stirred a memory.
There was a time when I bore blame for something I had not done. The fault became mine, though it was not. It was a small thing in the grand story of life, yet I remember the sting of it — the quiet injustice, the discipline received, the tears swallowed without protest.
To endure punishment for another’s action — even in something small — leaves a mark.
Standing here now, watching the waves strike stone, I am reminded of One who endured far more than misplaced blame.
Tell me, when you fall, who is there to catch you?
When your soul trembles, who stands firm beneath you?
When tears fall freely, who gathers them without turning away?
Left to myself, I am not steady. My hope wavers. My courage falters. I cannot withstand the constant crashing of life on my own.
But I have not been left alone.
The Father, in His mercy, sent His Son — the Cornerstone.
Not a fragile stone, easily moved.
Not a decorative one, placed only for show.
But the foundation upon which all else is measured and aligned.
He bore accusation without defense.
He endured blows without retaliation.
He absorbed the full weight of what was never His to carry.
Like those stones against the sea — only infinitely stronger — He stood.
And because He stood, I stand.
The waves still crash. The winds still rise. But they do not determine my stability. My life is no longer built upon shifting sand, nor upon my own endurance.
It is built upon Him.
So when the force of this world collides with your fragile places, remember the One who took the greater crash. The One who was struck so that you might be secured.
The waves are loud, yes. But they are not ultimate.
The Cornerstone remains.
The waves are loud, but they are not ultimate. The Cornerstone remains.
Love, Virtue
In the Margins:
Reflect: What in your life feels unstable right now? What might it look like to realign it to Christ?
Read: Ephesians 2:20-22; Psalm 18:2; Isaiah 28:16
Listen (Optional): Rebuilding with Confidence: Christ as Cornerstone — Ep. 125
Practice: Choose one belief or habit and ask: Is this aligned with Christ as the Cornerstone?
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