A spiritual covenant leaves a mark. Abraham bore on his body the marks of circumcision; and we bear in our hearts the marks of circumcision as God's Spirit performs surgery, cutting out death and disease while planting and watering new life. This choice will change us. We are formed into what God had first imagined, as he scrubs away the mess that we've made of ourselves in the meantime. And his goal is not simply to make us part of his plans for this kingdom; his goal is to raise us up to our first calling—to enter into creative unity with God, working out his will on the earth as Christ did.

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