I don’t have to search for them
They are every where
Brokenness written all over their faces
Hiding their pain and shame
Living on the streets
Living next to me
Living even in my home
Sometimes sitting next to me in church
They smile and make small talk
Yet, if I know the One called love
If my heart really beats in rhythm with His
I would see the hurt many try to hide
Papa taught me long ago
That we all have our “drugs”
Things we run to
when our pain gets too much
It is easy for me to live in denial
when I can point to someone
caught in the web of alcohol,
drugs or pornography
Yet at the end of the day
I run to mine to fill a void
Just like the one I like to judge
I was bound in shame and pain
not too long ago
Shackled to a painful journey
Hopelessness was my daily bread
Freedom a word I never knew
I knew Jesus yes, but I never had
an encounter with His heart
Running into Papa’s love made me new
To know that the King of the universe
is in love with me
Set me on a journey
of seeking His face
above all else
We look through different lenses
after we experience
Papa’s overwhelming love
Life as usual was over for me
I had to make it my mission
to spread the effects
of His redeeming love for me
He healed my torn apart heart
Showed me my value
I could not but want
each hurting soul
to experience what He so freely gives
Help us Papa to know
Your deep love for precious souls
Make us sensitive to Your voice
Not to just know Your word
but to be doers
Reaching out to the one’s
who don’t fit our molds
Your heart beating in and through us
Help us to reach out
to the downtrodden and broken
To see what You see
To hear what You hear
To speak life like You do
So that each wounded soul
will have an encounter
with Your amazing love
Help us to make a difference
wherever we find ourselves
To leave a print of Your heart
on each hurting soul
To do the uncomfortable
Take the weird stares
Love recklessly and fearlessly
Leaving our comfort-zones
To be Your hands and feet
Making an impact
One precious soul at a time
Your presence visible in our lives
Using every opportunity
to spread Your love.
~ Ebigale Wilson
Overwhelming Love
The Journey
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