God Saw

Defined by sin

this burden I have carried 

for so long

I am not me

I am wrong

filled with evil

Falling short of the glory

seen only in the filth

of my confused choices

I struggle to understand

a Father who can love

when there is nothing good

in me

why would He choose

unless it was to,

in some strange way

redeem me only because

it made Him look good

Then I read the words

simple yet so strong

Sin is not what defines

created humanity, my humanity is

and then I understand 

why a Father who loves

chose to do so 

because He saw in me

reflection of Him

and He said, it was very good

(c) Maria Lombart

Please note: this is not intended to imply that I have goodness of my own; rather it is to honour God as my Creator, who sees in me His reflection, who created me purposefully in that way, and who forgives because He does not define me by my sin but as His daughter lovingly created to serve Him. The inspiration for the poem was taken from What a Woman Is Worth, a collection of essays edited by Tamara Lunardo.