“And they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; And they took him, and cast him into a pit.”
The Wound
This verse names the actual, physical beginning of Joseph’s wound, stript, cast into a pit, worth holding as concrete, specific detail, not abstract betrayal but actual, physical violence and abandonment, worth naming this specifically if your own wound included this kind of concrete, actual harm.
Notice his coat of many colours, a specific, personal detail, this particular garment representing genuine identity and favor, now specifically stripped away, worth holding as honest acknowledgment that wounds often target not merely general wellbeing but something specifically, personally significant.
This is worth examining against however much your own wound has included this same specific targeting, something personally significant to you, specifically stripped or taken, worth naming this particular loss directly rather than only the general harm, this specific detail worth its own honest acknowledgment.
Whatever your own coat of many colours was, specifically, personally significant, and specifically targeted in your own wound, name it today, the way this verse names Joseph’s own specific loss, concrete and particular, not merely general harm but this specific, personal thing actually taken.
Choose Forgiveness
- Name the specific, personal thing that was targeted or taken in your own wound.
- Hold this specific loss alongside the general harm, both honestly, separately acknowledged.
- Consider what this specific detail reveals about the particular nature of what was actually done to you.
Prayer
Lord, like Joseph, something specific and personal was stripped from me. Let me name this particular loss honestly, not only the general harm, but this specific, actual thing. Amen.
Carry this today
Wounds often target something specific and personal, worth its own honest naming.