I thought that I was broken,
A clock that no longer ticks,
An empty well with nothing left to give.
I thought that my fragmented pieces
Were the only light that shone
Through the heaviness of my eyes.
In the fog and the rain
You always pulled me through.
Your love is and always was,
Overflowing and never ending.
I thought that I was unworthy
But You have called me worthy.
In the fragments You created life,
In the places of death and pain
You planted a garden with flowers
And colors I never knew existed.
You show me how water can
Flow from something
Once dry and desolate.
And suddenly I see
For the first time but not the last
That the garden was always there,
You just needed to clean out the weeds.
Life was always here
I just couldn’t see past
The darkness of the night.
But just because something’s not seen
Doesn’t mean that it isn’t there,
And just because I couldn’t feel You
Doesn’t mean that You weren’t always there
Because You are always here
Tending to the garden.
I just need to open my eyes
Long enougho to see it.
And the flowers You’ve grown
You’ve grown for me.
Choosing to hold the flowers
Doesn’t make it any less beautiful,
Choosing to walk through the garden
Only means that I am accepting
Something You’ve created for me.
Even when the clouds gather
And the rain begins to pour,
The garden is still here.
The rain does not tear down or
Ruin what You’ve created.
It covers my eyes but does not drown me
Because it is only rain.
Storms will come and
Rain will pour but the sun
Will always shine through dark clouds.
And new flowers will grow from
What I thought would destroy.
You will always remind me of the beauty
That surrounds me.
You will always show me
That I am not a pile of broken pieces
But a canvas of redemption.
this is BEAUTIFUL. “a canvas of redemption” I love it
thanks for sharing!
Hannah, what a beautiful writing!
I particularly love,
”That the garden was always there,
You just needed to clean out the weeds.”
Thank you so much for sharing your heart. It’s just beautiful.
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I pray for you daily. Xxx
This is beautiful, Hannah. It touched my heart. We love you so much and miss you. God bless you, and your team.