Because you don’t see,
Open your eyes.
Right before you,
I stand.
Not what you think.
Go ahead and blink.
I know you.
So many questions unanswered.
And it always happens this way.
Look again.
I stand.
Endless wonder.
-ljh
I bolded the first letter of each line in this poem to spell “BORING IS A LIE.” On several different occassions today, the Holy Spirit brought to my attention that I’m continuously allowing Satan to steal, kill, and destroy my self-esteem; telling me that I’m boring and plain and unworthy of pursuit. But I know the truth is that I have a God who pursues me relentlessly and more patiently than I will ever deserve. Now, back to the school work I’ve so creatively been distracted from for cathartic reasons…