If you came out of hiding
What would you find there?
Who would others see?
The real you
Your heart, mind true
Your past through all the distance, too
If you came out of hiding
Where would you go?
What place of quiet solitude?
What would you say?
Unloading all your fears, hopes, and sorrows
Who would you tell all your dark secrets to?
If you came out of hiding
How would others see you?
Their eyes might lower
Their opinions may sink about you
If you came out of hiding
Who would embrace you
With all your hurts, bruises, and pains
If you told them all you knew about you?
If you walked out of the darkness
What would God think of you?
He would see you and know you
Yet still love and embrace you
No matter…
…the mud on your skin
…the stain on your heart
…the stench of your past
…the guilt of your present
…the fear of your future
…if you feel like death
If you came out of hiding
He would find you there
And invite you to come and rest
To roll the burden off your heart
The weight from your shoulders
The pain from your soul
The shame of your mind
Grace and peace would find you there.
If you came out of hiding
Michael J. Breznau | September 1, 2022
“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!”Psalm 139:17-18, 23-24
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
