Jesus, Where Are You in the Pain?

Never hesitate to ask Christ the hard questions, the ones that start as sobs deep in your gut. You will be awed to discover that His loving response is so much stronger than the painful cry you use to call out to Him.

Don’t be afraid of the silence that follows your cries. It is in the silence that you will hear His response.

Jesus, Do You See My Shame?

Around and through each incidence of abuse runs a common thread of shame and fear and dread. Jesus “unstitches” that thread. And replaces it with His exquisitely tender love.

Don’t hesitate to cry out to Jesus when you hurt.

“Jesus, Where Are You in the Pain?

“Jesus, Do You See My Shame?”

And as you prepare to pray, may this poem remind you that Jesus is right there with you. His love is in direct opposition to the abuse you’ve suffered and infinitely more powerful. 

 

the Strain, the Stress, the Seam

 

dark corridors end in blinding

light

matadors tease the captive to 

fight

 

wince 

 

noose rings tighter round 

sound is drowned

the strain 

the stress 

the seam

 

whiskey smoke and girly 

mags

money laughter filthy

rags

 

sink

 

no noise crying 

body buying

the doll

the slut

the seam

 

wooded man in daylight 

dawned

wicked plan in blossom 

fawned 

 

think

 

cuffed boxed outfoxed 

unwind all clocks

the blame

the shame

the seam

 

photo clicks ponytail

swings 

dizzy dame to believe such

things 

 

lies 

 

thighs and sighs 

diverted eyes

the trap

the snare

the seam

 

bathroom 

trip

fountain 

sip 

 

shy

 

teach and coax

follow the hoax

the babe

the lame

the seam

 

wince

sink

think

lies

shy

 

seam 

seam 

seam

seam

scream!

 

U

N

Z

I

P

 

trip

slip

dip

 

see me in between

 

you, too?

me, too.

me, three.

and more!

 

find me neath the seam

 

“come and hold?”

Held.

“what Arms?’

this Shield.

 

speechless in my scream

 

Woman, know Me as I’m known

See Me as I’m seen

Search Me 

Hear Me

Do Not Run

My Love shall seamless be

 

As It has been, It still remains

And in your future see

My Love,

My Love,

shall always

shall always

shall always

seamless be