I am blessed to be a witness
A week ago I gave my testimony at a Christian recovery group. It was an amazing experience where God used me to encourage and speak life to those amazing and beautiful people. I met a man there who had lived on the streets and was a passionate poet. He shared his poetry with everyone, wanting to bless others, but I also think becasue he wanted people to understand who he was and what he'd been through. He wanted to reach out of his lonliness and really live out this thing called community.
I admit that I didn't read through all the poems he gave me but the ones I did read I was touched by-mainly becasue he didnt know me and yet he was willing to share his heart with a total stranger. After I gave my testimony he came to me and told me thank you, and how much it had touched him. I was blessed and i thanked him and i thought that was the end of it. However, i came home last night and he had given my roomate a poem to deliver to me; a poem written about me. He had been so touched by my life story that he had written a poem for me. I was blessed, and I am blessed. I am blessed that my story, my journey, would and could be used to reach into someone's heart so deeply. I truly am blessed to be a witness. So I wanted to share this poem with you, not to glorify myself but to glorify God's name and what He has done in my life and in a way, to thank this man who wrote it for me.
I admit that I didn't read through all the poems he gave me but the ones I did read I was touched by-mainly becasue he didnt know me and yet he was willing to share his heart with a total stranger. After I gave my testimony he came to me and told me thank you, and how much it had touched him. I was blessed and i thanked him and i thought that was the end of it. However, i came home last night and he had given my roomate a poem to deliver to me; a poem written about me. He had been so touched by my life story that he had written a poem for me. I was blessed, and I am blessed. I am blessed that my story, my journey, would and could be used to reach into someone's heart so deeply. I truly am blessed to be a witness. So I wanted to share this poem with you, not to glorify myself but to glorify God's name and what He has done in my life and in a way, to thank this man who wrote it for me.
Youthful radiance
With eyes fully ablaze
Your beauty truly captured
O Ancient of Days
Words spoken
With tender hearted care
A joy and a delight
That finding is rare
Truly awakened
By the depths of the Father's love
Soaring on wings
As gentle as a dove
A child of the Father
It's truly plain to see
From so many fetters
You have fully been set free
A fire kindles
Deep in your soul
By the hand of the Master
You have been made whole
The journey ever onwards
You are light piercing through the night
As a soldier in His armour
May you ever stand and fight
posted by Maria at 11:13 AM
5 Comments:
Wow maria, that is REALLY cool! That poem is rad, and it's so awesome when you bless someone and they bless you too... love ya!!
Maria..
This post set me soul searching into where God has taken ME and where he is taking me... I cried... cause it was painful to realize that I had to change some to get back... to a beautiful surrender. That freedom and peace and sincere delight... I desire.
I believe that you truly are a light peircing through the night... I can see God's hand and presence all through the person you are and the journey he has taken you on. You exude His hope... because He gave it to you.
ps. thanks for your prayer(s)
That is so beautiful and so clearly about you. What an amazing gift God has given this man. Thanks for sharing it.
That is such an amazing post. Im so glad God has used you and your story to touch that man's heart. His poem was beautiful and i really enjoyed reading it. God has made you so beautiful inside and out.
God bless you
When you read this to me at your place I started to tear up. When I read it again on here...my heart welled up with pride. You are an amazing woman, Maria Karogiannis. And you have quite a story. You are blessed, and you are a witness. I'm privilaged to know you and love you. :)
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