Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have! Matthew 6:22-23 Message Bible

This is a poem I wrote tonight. I haven’t written a poem in a long time, but tonight I felt like doing so.

I SAW

I saw your questioning look as someone reached out a kind hand

I saw the fear, fear from times past

and I prayed God would show you how to feel love again

I saw the need

the need to know you were wanted

and I prayed God would let me plant a seed

I saw the desire

the desire to understand more, to feel more

and I prayed for your heart to be set on fire

I saw the secrets you hid so well

the secrets you didn’t want me to know

and I understood why you fell

I saw the pain

the pain ever so deep, ever so strong

and I prayed for his Spirit to fall on you like rain

I saw the scars, scars of your past

the ones you covered with anger

and I prayed they would be your last

I saw the tears

the tears that fell down your cheek

and I prayed you would find the answers you seek

I saw God today

I saw Him wrap His arms around you

I saw Him reach out and touch your heart

I saw Him through your eyes

Through your eyes God showed me the fear

Through your eyes God showed me the need

Through your eyes God showed me the desire

Through your eyes God showed me the secrets

Through your eyes God showed me the pain

Through your eyes God showed me the scars

Through your eyes God showed me the tears

And I prayed for you

I prayed you also saw Him

I prayed you saw Him through my eyes.

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