If you’ve been initiated into a fraternity or sorority then your children, grandchildren, siblings, and in some cases, your nieces and nephews are then considered a “legacy.” Traditionally, this meant they were given automatic admission into that same fraternity or sorority when it came time for them to join.
This morning I was reminded that I was a member of a sorority back in college. Unfortunately for me, the memories of that time are not some of the proudest moments in life. So when I think about my daughter being a “legacy” of those moments, actions, or choices, I cringe. Those are not things I want to pass on to her or to my son.
It just so happens that I was listening to the song Broken Vessels this morning, before this reminder. So as I was thinking about what a terrible legacy I was passing on to my children, God’s amazing grace washed over me. Through His amazing grace, I have a new legacy to pass on to my children. I have a legacy of hope, of beauty, of eternal reward and eternal life to pass on to my children.
I am so thankful for God. He took the pieces that I chose to throw down and let be broken and shattered and He gathered them and mended them and made me whole. He didn’t do it just for me, but for my children, my grandchildren and all the other “legacies” coming after me. Oh, what a beautiful thing!! I am truly thankful for His amazing grace!
These aren’t just lyrics to a song for me. This is my heart’s song this morning!
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now I’m found, was blind, but now I see!
Leaving a new legacy,
jamie
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