God Gave Us Hands

When God made us humankind, God gave us hands:

God gave us hands to build ... but we learned how to damage.

God gave us hands to stroke ... but we learned how to hurt.

God gave us hands to help ... but we learned how to wound.

God gave us hands to give ... but we learned how to steal.

God gave us hands to invite ... but we learned how to reject.

God gave us hands to care ... but we learned how to be indifferent.

God gave us hands to protect ... but we learned to kill.

Gd gave us hands to pray ... but we learned to curse.

For this, God sent someone, whose hands:

build, stroke, help, give, invite, care, protect, and bless.

But the rest of the hands nailed him to the cross:

Pilate's hands,

powerful hands,

religious hands,

betrayer's hands,

our hands,

my hands.

For God loved the world so much, that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him, will not perish, but will have eternal life.  (John 3:16)

The above was used a few years ago in my church and is from the Reformed Churches in Hungary.