THE WOMAN TOSSED AT JESUS FEET (John8)

THE WOMAN TOSSED

AT JESUS FEET (John 8)

1/12/2012

MICHELLE Y SECORD

I have known the sadness of shame; so much so

That I don’t even recognize my name

Was all the anger and hate in my childhood to blame?

All the constant anger and fights; never knowing what love

Really was or even looked like?

Years later…I was now caught in a trap…by men who would use me

And then throw me out as so much trash…

But today a nightmare; they threw me, barely covered by a sheet

At this man’s feet; the One they call Jesus…

Some have said He has come to free us…

I am bloody from the beating and dead inside,

 But how can I hide…from Him?

My body trembles from fear and shame and chills race over me;

What will His answer be? Life or death for me?

He has written something in the sand, something that

All the men with rocks in their hands seem to understand…

For now they ate walking away one by one,

Dropping the stones from their blood-guilt hands…

And Jesus turns so slowly it seems back to see…

Oh…what now will become of me?

                    I remember back; the anger and lack of love as a child,                     

That’s all I ever wanted, but everything became mixed up

In my heart and my head until love became sex;

A heavy yoke around my neck…

Now I’m before Jesus, the One they call Messiah,

But I cannot move for trembling so…

“Woman,” so gentle, “has no one condemned you?”…silence profound

Such a gentle voice, I just know I heard love there?

He reaches down to take my hand and He helps me stand

But I almost fall from the weakness and fear that overwhelm

My heart and soul…But He seems to know and I begin to sob

As He just holds me close by His side, tender as a bride

As years of tears that I’d always tried to hide,

Pouring and pouring from unseen wounds inside;

And finally I lift my tear-stained eyes to meet His,

And a miracle transpires; His eyes are full of tears…for me?

And I see true love there! I’ve never seen love in any mans eyes;

Until I looked into the face of Jesus Christ!

He saved my life with His grace….

He said, “Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more…”

But not like go away from me; like “I’ve set you free!”

He looks at me again and smiles; His hand placed gently on my face…

I’m lost between time and space…

True love has set me free from my life of shame and sin;

He gave me a second chance; to try again, to follow Him!

He is my heart, my love, my all

He helps me not to fall and has set me free from the

Desires of the flesh, there’s none left!

A changed heart now seeking His will and His best;

I am SO blessed to call Him my Lord and my King!

For Him, I would do anything!

For I was bought at a price;

Now and forever I owe Him not just my allegiance, but my life.

For yea, I was bought at a price…

His precious, sinless life