“But, He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” Praise the Lord!

“All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet, He opened not His mouth, He was led as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before its shearer is silent.” God did this for us, yet, we are not willing to bear the shortcomings of our brothers and sisters. We are quick to judge, we are harsh with criticisms, we are evil in backbiting, we are swift to condemn and slow to forgive. But, God who is rich in mercy has borne our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, and we still beat Him with cruel stripes every day, but because of his mercy, by those same stripes, we are healed. Thank you Lord!