I did not know
How broken I was
Pride and fear
Were walls to my wounds
It took fire
From living in China
To burn down the walls
The fire of suffering
Being a foreigner
Learning two languages
Not knowing the basics
Of life and culture
Feeling like a failure
Everyday
Miscarriages
Heckled and harassed
At times
Then I saw the great
Pools of pain
Waiting to be drained
With my tears
And healed
By the ever
Persistent fire
Of God’s love
We wrestle with God
And He with us
Long enough
To get our arms
Around him
And his around us
Long enough
Not to destroy us
Or burn us
But to bless us
To heal us
We learn his name
And our new name
Telling us truly
Who we are
© 2016 Julie Clark
Backfromtheborderlands's Blog 
Thanks Georgia! Yes, lets talk next week.
so so beautiful! GOD bless you Julie!
Thank you! Also blessings to you and your family!