Please don't close your heart to me

I wrote this at the launch of our church year of reconcilliation. We felt God calling us to embark in this year, to heal relationships with God and one another, to forgive those who have hurt us (including ourselves) and to rebuild unity. We launched the year with a weekend of prayer where we held a mulititude of prayer meetings in mabny different forms, one of these events was a meditation lead by Phil, this was a wodnerful time of prayer and a common line he used was 'but please dont close your heart to me'. This line spoke to me, i felt there was something important in this phrase and later that evening i sat in prayer writing this poem. This is one i havent yet shared with anyone although i maybe should have, its written for my church showing how unforgiveness only creates a blockage between us and God, it does not hurt those who have hurt us, it simply makes our life harder to live, we must let go and chose to forgive otherwise our heart is slowly closed off to God with all the barriers we have put up.

Written: 24.01.2010

Don’t close your heart to me

They may have abused you, I know my child, but please don’t close your heart to me.
The may have hurt you, I know my child, but please don’t close your heart to me.
They may have stolen your youth, I know my child, but please don’t close your heart to me.
They may have attacked your spirit and damaged your soul, I know my child, but please don’t close your heart to me.
They may have lied to you, I know my child, but please don’t close your heart to me.
They may have made you weary, I know my child, but please don’t close your heart to me.

Listen my child,
rest in me,
allow me to heal your heart,
allow my touch to renew you.

I know your fears my child, but please don’t run away from me.
I know your weak my child, but please hold on a little longer.
I know your desperate my child, but let me be your hope.
Keep the faith my child, for it is faith that will bring you through.
All things are possible through me my child, and all things work for my gain.

Forgive the past my child, do not let it consume you any longer.
Don’t let them control your thoughts my child, fix your eyes on me.
Think about what is righteous my child; this shall be your guide.

The hurt will linger child, but let the wound be evidence of your growth,
A reminder of my redeeming works my child,
The works that healed you,
the words that soothed you,
the love that warmed you.

Listen my child, the time for forgiveness is here.
The time for unity is upon us.
Turn from your wicked ways and hear my heart for you.

I know its hard my child,
but please, don’t close your heart to me.