I looked at her
Her past written all over her face
No joy
No peace
No love
Her face reflects the pain she endured,
for as long as she can remember
A life full of hurt
Scars not healed
Her heart still bound by chains
Her body bowed low by shame
No one took the time to
pause by her for a while
She is not free to embrace
the future luring her in
He whispers her name
Ever so gently
He knows she is bruised
in so many ways
She does not know her worth
How precious she is
How deeply she is loved
She listened for too long to the
voice of the enemy
Numbing her
Holding her captive
Ruling her heart and her mind
Keeping her bound in the past
She was made to slay giants
She was made to gain ground
She was made to face her fears
She was made to win each battle
coming her way
I walk past many of her kind
All with a story of hurt and betrayal
But I never stop to linger for a while
What would people say if I,
a godly women keep company
with the wrong crowd
I forgot I was her not too long ago
Trapped in my mind, heart and soul
Ruled by fear and not freedom
Ruled by hate and not love
Ruled by the ghosts of my past,
that would not let me go
Till someone looked past my mask
into my eyes
Saw the pain I try to hide
Took me in and showed me
that the love of the Father
can forever change my story
Now when I look at her
I see the glory of God covering her
His love radiates from her
She lights up when she
shares her story of freedom
and discovering His
all consuming love for her
His love had the power
to rewrite her story
She discovered herself when she found Him
She laid her past down to be One with Him
She carries the fragrance of heaven
wherever she goes
His name is engraved on her lips
She now works for her King
Gathering His hurting daughters
to experience His redeeming love for them
To be Set Free
~ Ebigale Wilson
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