You Are Mine and I Love You
Light and dark battle within me,
This, a clash of good and evil.
My desire for that of wickedness
Envelops my past
Leaving me naked and exposed
To an uncaring world.
For sin offered me no protection.
Then why did I,
Knowing goodness already,
Turn from the first love of my heart?
The conflict grows only more violent.
Hiding as best I can,
I built barriers and excuses for my actions.
Now that which I built to cover my iniquity is
Melted by the Light.
Cries escape my heart
As all that I had done
Is viewed by the One I love so dearly.
Throwing myself upon the filth that I had created
My hopes were to
Save my Love from the sight
That would hurt Him so deeply.
More pain cultivated inside of me
As I saw His eyes.
Then I witnessed something that astonished me.
The Perfect Lamb of God
Wept.
He shed tears for the wretch in front of Him.
The child
Who had turned away from her Creator.
In torment I screamed at my Love,
"What are you doing?
Why are you weeping for me?
When I have done you such a wrong,
To turn from your constant love,
Why, my God?"
His tear stricken face was lifted toward mine,
With pain in His voice, my Lord answered.
"Because I love you."
Was His simple reply.
"You are Mine and I love you."
I knelt and wailed before His perfect feet,
Not touching Him
I cried with sorrow,
"My God, I cannot accept your love,
Though I want it badly,
My deeds are not worthy of you!"
With a gentle touch,
He placed a perfect hand on my burdened shoulders.
Wordlessly, the Father that I had once followed so zealously,
Lifted from me a great weight
That I had not noticed.
Desperately I grabbed at His feet and sobbed,
"No my Lord,
I cannot let you take such a load on your shoulders!"
Suddenly,
I was left alone.
A hill appeared
Out of the darkness
In which I was encircled.
On that hill,
Stood a rugged cross.
Cries erupted from me again.
For now I saw the injured form of my God
Nailed crudely to that cross.
A whisper invaded my mind,
It echoed again as my tears flowed,
"You are mine and I love you."
"You are mine and I love you."