Mark me for your own
Craft this body
It is yours
Stewarding it is my delight
Who am I kidding?
It's my challenge
My cross to bear
"What happened to you?
Does that hurt?
Why are you this way?"
The questions of a child uttered
Of an adult still wondering
What was God doing?
What is He doing?
Tell me His story enshrined in your flesh?
Covering our scars
Minding our wounds
Fading our stretch marks
Obsessed with thoughts
I'm less than
Incapable
Useless
A burden
Hide not your scars
Your pain
What you deem ugly
In whose eyes are they a reproach?
Don't hide
Boast
BOAST in what makes you weak
Makes you feel... less than.
How are you less?
Is His image marred because of your scars?
Earthen vessels carrying the glory of God
Image bearing
You have His eyes
Your pain sings to me!
It is God's call to Creation.
"Remember the curse!..."
Yes, how can I forget
"But remember who breaks it."
How through suffering it is undone
It is undone
Undone
And then, the resurrection.
Oh Jacob,why do you limp?
Has your God cursed you?
Has He left you hobbled in this life?
Disfigured?
Slowed for your enemies to surround and consume you?
Oh no, young one
A smile across his aging lips
This - it is a sign of His healing
A promise
A new name
A reminder
Wrestling with God is good
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