On being, enough

Who you are in God is who you are….

Who you are is God is a beloved daughter or a beloved son;

you are no longer dependent on culture’s or even your own estimation

                                                                                                Richard Rohr

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I’m not enough

he says

I’m worthless

she says

a parade of lost souls

wander the halls of healing places

churches

mental health centers

medical clinics

and in so many heads the words echo

“I don’t measure up”

“I am flawed”

“I can’t do it”

it is an epidemic

zombie brains

zombie hearts

zombie souls

crushed and slain

by parents who literally told them

through word and deed

that they were slime

killed by a society

which values only the 2%

and finds the rest wanting

buried beneath the earth of shame

and guilt piled on by the church

and yet

and yet all our lives are hidden in God (Colossians 3:3b)

the one who made us

created us out of the fabric of sacred self

declares that we are

children

beloved

full of grace and truth

we are who we were

in God

before  we drew our first breath

and who we will be in God

when we draw our last breath

we are enough