But You

Isaiah 53:3, 5-6 — He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering and familiar with pain… But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

I ran from You,

but You never left my side.

I turned my back on You,

but You remained in front of me.

I left Your presence,

but You chose to seek me.

I cursed Your Name,

but You followed me into darkness.

I neglected Your love,

but You gave it to me anyway.

I hated You,

but You chose to give me grace.

I blamed Your ways,

but You had plans for me.

I treated You like swine,

but You died for me.

I followed my own path apart from Yours,

but You knew it led back to Your feet.

I raged against You,

but You never held it against me.

I spit in Your face,

but You called me beloved.

Though I have lived

to hurt You,

You lived

to die

for my wretched soul.

Amen.