from ashes
to beauty
from despair
to joy
a heart once broken
now made new
fragile but free
vulnerable but whole
the wedding celebration
can now begin
the bridegroom
waits for His bride
with great patience
she has traveled many miles
through rugged terrain
she dug through guilt
she climbed through shame
she waded through grief
each time she thought
"surely this must be the place
where broken hearts are made new"
she knew the promises
she even believed the promises
"He has covered me with
clothes of salvation
and wrapped me with
a coat of goodness
like a bridegroom dressed
for his wedding
like a bride dressed in jewels"
yet she never felt
quite good enough...
quite ready
"why?" she would ask herself
"why would He want me?"
she tried to make herself
beautiful
by trying on different gowns...
some of lace
some of linen
but none fit quite right
"surely He must becoming impatient
with me" she thought
" I need to hurry...
make something fit"
in time...
in His perfect time...
her eyes were opened to the
reason nothing fit quite right...
the love the bridegroom had for her
was a love she was convinced would not fit
"why?" she would ask
"why would He love me?"
another heart came alongside her
walked through the pain of the past with her
guilt...shame...grief
the tears
the prayers
the honesty
the courage to walk through
the pain all came together
she knew something was different
the bridegroom then wrote her a love letter
she struggled to accept
what He was saying
finally she looked in the mirror and saw herself
as HE saw her...
a beautiful
radiant
bride
the love of His life
she realized that her love for Him
was as passionate as His for her
this heart is now whole
this heart is now new
she is ready for the wedding celebration
to begin
to fall into His arms with
sweet abandonment
January 1, 2012
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