A Sabbath Poem (Robbins)

      A MILESTONE
      ~ by Jessica Robbins, CA

      I find myself living opposites at the same time
            Healthier and stronger than I ever thought possible
            Spent and weaker than I ever expected

      “I have longed to tell my story and pour my tears to you
            Or just sit silently
            With pain too heavy to hold on my own.”

      I have done things I am ashamed of
            I fail my own ideals, I believe in lies
            Facing the prospect of stumbling like this for the rest of my days

      I don’t live with certainty anymore
            Hope is my theology, my religion
            That there is a God
            Who has compassion for me

            Who can see
            And looks

            At me,
            Feeling love, and not regret

(thank you Jess for sharing your poem with us)