The "good" daughter
The "good" girl
The "good" student
The "good" wife
The "good" mom
The "good" worker
And of course, the "good" Christian.
So often I have listened
to others' definitions
of what "good" is
and is not.
So often I have felt
Tried and judged
Not by jury
Not by God
But by those selfsame "others".
In reality, I was judging myself.
God is Love,
Not Hate.
God wants us to love,
Not hate.
Like a parent
gently separating squabbling siblings...
So God reminds me that I am a sister-in-Christ
To all His children.
Christ is the perfect balance
between Love and Law,
Truth and Grace...
Not me, so much.
C.S. Lewis said, "
No man knows how bad he is
till he has tried very hard to be good."
We are all sinners.
Where is the hurt?
God, others, self?
Stop the hurt.
Heal the wounded.
Love them all.