Seeing Red
Many years ago I was asked by my teacher to write a book report on The Scarlet Letter. I never enjoyed reading or writing, so I took a shortcut. I purchased cliff notes, read the beginning and the end and skipped everything in between. The shortcut led me into a ditch.
When I received the report back it was marked in red. The teacher even went as far as to draw a sad face with tears coming down and “boo-hoo” written next to it. What made matters worse was I was in college at the time. The whole thing had me seeing red.
While in prison, a member of our church had tried to send me some articles from the local newspaper about my son’s football games. The warden informed me they were not allowed. When asked why, I was told because of red tape. Again, I was seeing red.
I began taking Biblical correspondence courses while I was in prison. When I received my first test back, it was marked in red. “Here we go again.” I thought. But this was different. Throughout the test, there were encouraging remarks, all written in red. I was seeing red in a whole new light.
I went to my Bible and every Word Jesus spoke was in Red. Suddenly, red equaled redemption. Red covered my sins.
This Easter, may we all look past the chocolate bunnies and eggs and be reminded the Words of our Lord: “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” – Isaiah 1:18. This Easter, may we all be seeing red.
Happy Easter
