Pace

Preface to the Poem:
We love because He first loved us.
We forgive because He forgives our sins.
Love brought back together what was once separated,
taking scarred souls, breathing life,
and making beautiful
what could have been forever ugly.
I forgave. She forgave.
God redeemed.
God restored.
To God be all glory forever and ever. Amen.


Poem:
I was lost. And so I ran.
Ran after you who showed me the way.
Ran after you who encouraged me on.
Ran after you as you pushed me forward.
I became confused. And so I ran.
Ran in circles arguing with myself.
Ran in circles wanting to trust you, not knowing if I could.
Ran in circles, elusive answers evading my grasp.
I hurt. And so I ran.
Ran away from you thinking distance would numb the wounds.
Ran away from you hoping to forget it all.
Ran away from you wanting to heal and eventually move on.
But I loved you. So I walked.
Walked towards you asking for your forgiveness.
Walked towards you extending forgiveness of my own.
Walked towards you in hopes of redemption and restoration.
I live. As we walk.
Through life hand in hand, supporting and encouraging each another.
Through life teaching and learning from one another.
Through life as friends with a now unbreakable bond.


25 June 2015