Contemplating Life

  I gave Jesus a gift today. It was huge And heavy Wrapped up tightly in a giant ball. I will admit That it was frayed around the edges And very worn from all my handling of it. I know it really wasn’t much to look at. It’s definitely not a gift That I would have ever wanted. But Jesus REALLY wanted it- I mean REALLY wanted it. He wanted to have it To own it To carry it all by Himself. So today I let go And I loved Him enough to give it to Him. I gave Jesus a gift today. I gave Him all my shame.

  This morning I want to boldly say something that I really need to say. If someone you know has been sexually assaulted, molested, or abused, whether child, teen, or adult, PLEASE LISTEN to them. Sexual abuse in whatever form at whatever age is a dark experience that forever alters an individual. For those of you who ‘follow the science’, sexual abuse of a child or teen actually rewires the brain and denies the individual the opportunity to develop a healthy sense of self. It literally changes who they were becoming and forever alters their responses to and understandings of the world around them. Also, sexual abuse that is silenced and never brought into the light and dealt with can lead to emotional problems later in life (such at PTSD) and even physical problems because of stored, unresolved pain. So if someone you know or love has been sexually molested in whatever form, PLEASE LISTEN to them. Listen without judgment. Listen TO HEAR – don’t just listen a little so you c

  Some Day Some day I will go home And I will feel safe Because I will be In the arms of a Father Who has never let me go And I know That my permanence in His Kingdom Began here on earth And will continue forever. Some day I will finally be with family Who will worship alongside me; We will be bonded soul to soul; They will love me as I am And I will never again exist in the fear That I will be rejected By the ones I love. Some day I will go home.