Safe

 "You are the most loved not when you’re pretending to have it all together; you are actually the most loved when you feel broken and falling apart...There is a cross that makes us all safe. Jesus is drawn to the broken parts of us we would never want to draw attention to. Jesus is the most attracted to the busted and sees the broken as the most beautiful. And our God wants the most unwanted parts of us most...Nothing pleases God more than letting Him touch the places you think don’t please Him. God is drawn to broken things - so He can draw the most beautiful things. " Ann Voskamp, Be the Gift 

Among the most beautiful things Jesus gave us is the cross. 

From the cross He gave us His love.

For our brokenness.

That doesn't make the cross safe but a cross that saves. 

Real love is never safe; real love is sacrifice. 

Safe in His love. 

"The cross makes us all safe." 

Painting by Erin K. McAtee