Safe In The Truth

Words cannot describe the emotions I feel, the happiness that overflows, I am safe and warm, cared for and loved. Emotions begin running wild, I feel as though I am on top of the world. I am safe and secure; nothing can change how I feel. I begin running, dancing even, through the trees and across the brook. Birds are singing their hearts out in the trees, and the sun is casting rays of warmth through the trees.

Joyfully I continue on, my heart singing and feet racing I run without a care further and further away. Higher and higher I go, up the side of a lush green hill, until I reach the top. Blue skies reach from one end to the other, I feel as though I could fly. My heart feels as though it will burst with joy until a sharp pain stabs into it. My mind is suddenly flooded with thoughts, with fear and doubt. I am all to soon reminded of who I was before.

Suddenly the sky becomes gray and darkness begins moving in quickly, the birds have quit singing and the sun refuses to shine. I try to run, to escape but my legs collapse beneath me and I fall to my knees. Rain begins to pours down and mixes with my tears, the stabbing pain in my chest intensifies as I struggle to move. I lay there on the ground for what felt like hours not knowing what to do.

Then from the far side of the clearing I hear my name being called. I raise my head to see this dark figure slowly coming towards me. I open my mouth in an attempt to scream but the words become like cotton in my throat. I can do nothing, as he continues in my direction, laughing to himself and calling to me with his slimy words. I can’t stand it anymore, I want to scream, but the words remain stuck as before. I lift up a silent prayer to my love, a prayer for help and deliverance.

Darkness continues to press in around me, the dark figure is steadily moving closer, and I feel as though I might die, when suddenly two strong arms grab me from behind. Instantly, I recognize those loving, kind arms that are pulling me close. Joy and Peace overwhelm me, as I am now safe and secure. He holds me close to himself and carries me to safety.

Cautiously looking over His shoulder I see the dark figure running as fast as he can manage in the other direction. Fleeing for his life from the presence of truth and justice. I am all to soon overwhelmed with love as He had heard my faint cry for help and had come to take me safely home. I can now remain safe in His arms, His strong, loving arms.

My Chains Are Gone

Clank, clank, clank, I can still hear them rattling against the walls of my cell. These heavy iron chains firmly clasped around my wrist, digging into the tender skin, a constant reminder of who I am, who I will always be. I am a prisoner who cannot escape.

Time and time again I had tried to break these chains, to rid myself of the shame and guilt. Nothing I can do changes anything, and I still remain a prisoner, that is until the day He came. He was different from the others compassion and love were evident on his face, as he looked at me he began to cry and through the tears asked my why I was still here.

Shocked I turned to him, “still here?” I questioned, what could he have meant? I have always been here, always been bound in these chains. Carefully he picks up one of my hands and then the other, gently flipping them over he reveals the locks, which were not open but gone completely. They were unlocked all along, but how could that be?

As I continued to feel his hand in mine I remembered all that he had done, I remembered the day that he had come and shattered the locks. But this does not make any sense I thought to myself, how could this be? As if reading my mind he showed me the firm hold that I had on my chains. How I felt safe and secure with them on and did not want to let them go.

Tearfully I turned to him with out-stretched arms and asked him to take them off completely. A scream escaped my lips as they were pulled from my wrist and he began to wrap the wounded flesh. Compassion, love and peace were placed where bitterness, hate and anger had been.

He had exchanged my chains of lies for truth and love. Scars still remain and are reminders of what he has brought me through. The hurt and pain will not soon be forgotten. My chains are gone and I have been set free, no matter how many times I might pick up the chains again they can no longer hold me.