heart

Stay away! Keep your distance,
Don't come near, I warn you.
Leave me alone ... alone to weep.
My heart is broken again.

The ones I trusted, the ones I loved,
How I wanted their acceptance.
Yet here I lie,
Alone in my sorrow and brokenness.

What? Do I hear You calling,
Surely not asking for ... ?
No, No ... I must not be used again,
Lied to and cast aside, betrayed.

"I understand, I know what it's like,
Used and forsaken,
With friends who run when clouds appear.
The ones who sang praises,
Now curse and mock My name."

"I know ... I've been there."

Can I trust You? Will You fail me?
Take it ... it matters no longer,
Too many pieces to be broken anymore.

Can it be? Is that ... ?
Whole and restored,
Redeemed, moulded like new.
How is it possible?

"Trust in Me,
Fear not, neither be anxious,
I am gentle with those who are broken."

The weeping ceases,
My soul yearns no longer for love,
No more searching for peace and acceptance.
My heart is safe, resting in His poured out Spirit.

sč
KL, 1997