Here is what we do with shame
We wrap ourselves up in it
Like a blanket
Hiding our brokenness
Because
Somehow, somewhere, sometime
We believed we were meant
To be perfect
Yes, we were
But, we are not
Not a single one of us
We are all in this together
Yet
If we walk towards
The light
And little by little
Throw off the dark blanket
Bringing each broken place
Into the light
Then something new and beautiful
Begins to happen
We are changed –transformed
A becoming perfect begins
Not all at once
But one step at a time
Because
That light is love
And that love burns like fire
We will not die but live
And be made whole
And we will see God
© 2011 Julie Clark