You have walked with me in the shadows

and held for me the light I couldn’t see

You have struck for me the blows

and suffered the pain which striking them must bring you

for the sake of my soul

You have honoured me with your ruthlessness

and comforted me with your tenderness

You have stubbornly resisted my impatience

and dragged me from my hiding places

You have received my hatefulness with understanding

and met me afterwards with love

What more could you have given me than this?

Photo by Bruce Shotland

Thanks to Ann for sharing from her book, ‘A Scrapbook for Living’.

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