Feb 23, 2010

Broken to Beautiful


A friend asked me recently


How I made sense of the losses in life


And not to lose faith in spite of them


And I prayed for the discernment to know...



But I'm at the point of my life where I know


That losses bring about just as much depth


And understanding as love and joy


For it is in the letting go that I've discovered


The true sense of myself and where I belong.



For God has taken all the pieces of me...


Sorrows as well as joys, heartache as well as triumphs


And woven them together...just as He knit me together in Creation


So that my life's story could be told and could bring Glory to Him



For losses and griefs may seem overwhelming at times


But they give me a deeper sense of who I am at the core of my soul


And they give me an amazing hope when I realize, once again


That all that is broken--all the wounds, loss and pain--


Have been healed to reveal something deeper, richer, fuller


All that is broken is made beautiful.



For with a heart of faith, there is a glimmering hope that shines


For the gift of learning finally how to let go of what does not belong


And the gift of clinging to the One I do belong to -- completely, wholly


Shows me that all the pieces of brokenness that once were scattered



Are just clinks in the armor of love--wounds that have been restored,


Lessons learned, and faith deepened to overflowing to the God who is my refuge


And strength, the One who already knowsHis plans for me


Who doesn't view me as broken, but as His beautiful Child



The One who satisfies the desires of my heart


The One who forgives the crimson of my guilty stains


The One who has taught me I am no longer unworthy


But a masterpiece He created to be used for His glory.



The One who turns broken into beautiful.



1 comment:

KelliGirl said...

Jer,
I am just reading this now and am so incredibly blessed by your words. Your writing always evokes much emotion but this one really lays bear such truth and beauty. THank you so much for your honesty and vulnerability. I know that you've had more than your fair share of tough times, but through the struggles the transforming grace of Jesus has truly crafted you into a beautiful and remarkable woman of faith. Keep writing!

Love,
Kelli