Monday Musings [2] - Say Jesus

you don't know where they've been, 

no idea what they've seen

or the number of nights that 

they've cried themselves to sleep.

the words that have been spoken

into their ears and the images

that have been burned into their mind

are their constant reminders

so don't think you can bring them down

and I will just stay silent.

because I won't hide,

this that is bottled up inside of me

will spill over and I 

will do anything to make you see

past their clouded eyes into

souls that are broken and hungry

for something that is true.

it is up to us to tell them

that their wounds and their scars

don't ruin what is within

to tell them that all their fears

will not be able to win

to tell them that we know 

Someone stronger

Someone who is unlike any 

earthly father,

who longs for His children to 

take shelter

in His might that is 

so much bigger

than any danger

this world has to offer.

He can take away their shame,

He can give back their lost days

and when they ask His name,

we'll say

Jesus.

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"Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' " / Matthew 25:34-36

"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." / 2 Peter 3:9