Broken To Be Healed
By Susan Vaughan Shumake / May 12, 2015
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In the Deepest cold of my Winters’ storm,
it was your Loving-kindness that kept me warm.
LOVE melted away the Pain in my Heart,
and the Bitterness there from the enemy’s Dart.
The Battle was raging out of my sight,
as the Cancer within me was stealing my Life.
An army of Angel’s fought for my Soul
as Prayers of the Saints prayed for me to be Whole.
In the midst of my Battle your WORD came to me.
To show me you Love me, to set my Heart Free.
There, in the furious flames of that place,
you Rescued me, by your Mercy and Grace.
The Darkness within me was brought into Light
as your Love wrapped around me and fought my great fight.
My walls all came down as I chose to Forgive,
and the Truth set me free, so that I might Live.
The Fear that had held me, and caused me such Shame,
the Hatred, Resentment, the Anger and Blame,
Were brought to the surface by your flooding rains.
Then you washed them away, with my Broken-Heart pains.
Your Love crushed the Lies and Deceit I’d believed,
as the Fire of this Trial, brought me down to my knees.
In this Fight against Cancer, this Fight to the Death,
I began to Praise You, just for LIFE and each breath.
My eyes, they were Opened. My life has great Worth.
Not because of my Works, but because of my Birth.
I’d lost sight of the Prize, I had already won;
the Crown that I wear, because of your Son.
So the Pain and Abuse of my past was revealed,
that I might Forgive, and my Heart might be Healed.
And my God, who has Loved me, since before Time began,
has Walked me through Brokenness, holding my hand.
Healed through Brokenness, I have been Restored!
By my Heavenly Father, and Jesus my Lord.
Now, in my Suffering, I can truly rejoice!
For my God has HEALED ME and made me HIS VOICE!
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