Who Is She?

She had no idea who she was,

so she became who each person wanted her to be

expected her to be,

and told her she was.

She had lost her identity at an early age

because of things beyond her control.

Abandoned, alone,

she was lost and upside down.

The one who should have cared

who should have loved her the most

couldn't-

because she required more attention

than could be given to the child,

leaving the six year old alone in the noise

lost in the tornado of pain

that surrounded the household.

It seemed to scoop up the ones who

should have been there for her and the sister.

She was a yet a baby in a grown up's world

without guidance, without a light.

She wandered for years in the dark

trying to find herself.

Only to become who

"they" said she was.

Each one who labeled her

presented her with a mask to wear.

Each one had something different

they needed her to be.

So she wore them,

with shame and heartache.

But when she was alone,

the masks came off

and she was just a girl who was still lost.

A blank space,

a dark hole

Empty.

Until one day when she met the ONE

who show her the picture of who

she really was.

He presented to her who she could be

through Him

She smiled and relief flooded her soul

The tears flowed not only from her eyes

but from her heart as well.

She reached for Him and emptied herself of the pain

as He held her and healed her

She finally felt safe.

Safe as He held her tightly

and told her who she really is.

He told her that she is His child

and His friend

That she is a new person with a new life

and an incredible work of art

That she is forgiven

and alive.

That she is a messenger to the world

by her witness.

That she is the salt of the earth

and a disciple maker.

But most of all that she is loved!

And always had been

even though she couldn't see it.

She smiled at Him

and looked around her.

Where were the masks she had received

from the others in her life?

They were gone.

His Words had destroyed them,

one by one.

She looked into the eyes of Love

and vowed her heart to Him.

And she knew that her life had changed

at that very moment,

When the masks disappeared.

Verses from the Bible:

Galatians 3:26; John 15:15; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:10;

1 John 1:19; Ephesians 4:24; Ephesians 2:5; Acts 1:8;

Matthew 28:19; Matthew 5:13; Romans 5:8

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