Beloved

Wrote this one for my friend Madhumitha's birthday 

Last few lines inspired by Sarah Bessey’s beautiful words 

I hope and pray you’re keeping well 

You are forever loved 

By the Maker and Lover of your being 

I just want to remind you that

There is a Love that is greater than our wounds, our pain and our worst mistakes 

You are so much more than the choices you make 

You are of infinite worth in His eyes 

As you are 

Not because of what you do or don’t 

But because of Who you belong to 

Here’s to becoming who we are 

Dying to ourselves and our versions of what we call life

And embracing His true life instead 

Here is now and He is here 

With you in the pain 

In the joy 

In the questions 

In the failing 

In the conquering 

I pray that the voice of truth 

Grows louder than the lies 

May you only hear 

Right in the midst of your hopelessness and exhaustion 

The disorientation and distraction 

Right in the midst of your grief

Though our best days betray us 

May you only hear 

The voice of the Beloved 

Calling you His 

You are

Beloved.