Catatonic silence –
When there are no words
For the evil I’ve seen
And the horror I’ve heard.
The pain’s too deep.
Lost and overwhelmed.
Like a ship in a storm
With no one at the helm.
What am I to do
To cope with my feelings?
Where are the words
For the hope of healing?
Then I heard a voice
Descending from above.
One I’d not heard before.
With an accent of love.
“I am Jesus,” He said.
I didn’t know You were real.
“Now You know the truth.
Tell Me how you feel.”
All I could do is weep.
I could not find the words.
Drowning in the pain
The thought of hope absurd.
He looked into my eyes
With the most loving gaze.
“I know that you’re lost.
I am the Way.”
In speaking those words
I was struggling to find,
The pain began to lift
Like sight to the blind.
“Forgiveness is My offer
And to be made whole.
Let me take the pain
And redeem your soul.”
“You’re no longer alone.
I’ll never leave your side.
Believe Me in My words.
And I’ll give you new life.”
Oh, what love and mercy
In these amazing words.
Ones found nowhere else.
The greatest I’ve heard.
This lost ship in the storm
Had finally found a home.
Refuge is in the words
Of Christ my cornerstone.