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Elizabeth Browning



Friday, August 9, 2013

Into God's Hands

 
Sometimes Lord
it all seems like too much
 
we run across people
so damaged
so beaten and battered by life
 
their minds are twisted
with self hate
they are afflicted 
with the demons
of addiction
and self hatred
 
they are assailed by their pasts
 
they are the walking dead
 
they come to us with outstretched hand
burning eyes
longing 
 
They come bowed by heavy loads
 bent over by resentment and hate
suffering and sin… 
They drag the world behind them 
 
they hurt us Lord
they are too hungry 
consume us
 
we want to love them
heal them
rescue them
but they are beyond us
 
Lord
we place these people in your hands
hold them in your arms
wrap yourself around them
as a loving mother
 
hold them
do not let them go
until they are
calm
and secure
in your love
 
and ready to try again
ready to
heal
 
we cannot fix them
we cannot
but
you
 can
 
 

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