Lazarus
She is curled up in a dark cave
Alone
She entered after facing the error of her ways
Her lack of responsibility
Her failure to
respond
Her
sleeping through class
You may not know that she is really in that cave
Even while she is cleaning the kitchen
And Shopping
at the grocery store
And
Speaking to you
What is she doing there?
She is not: licking her wounds,
Or drowning her sorrows,
Or having a
pity party
She is: berating, blaming,
shaming, condemning, hating Herself
She is bound and
tight
She feels
worthless
At last, a glimmer of light appears and a quiet footfall
reveals the presence of another
Who
sits with her in the dark
Silently
And then
says: “what is my grace for, if not for
you?”
The light grows and illuminates the cave
a hand
helps her to her feet
she hears the invitation to come
out
Let’s remove the bonds of shame
And be free
and imperfectly
alive today!
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