Grace Found Me Searching

Looking for God
in all the wrong places,
trying to find
true peace of mind.

Lost in a world of darkness,
searching for the light,
but in all the places I looked,
peace was nowhere in sight.

The tranquillity I needed
was too hard to find,
nothing seemed able
to quiet my mind.

Then grace found me searching
and showed me the way,
to a place I had not known,
where I was welcomed to stay.

The light was so bright
I wanted to run,
but I was taken by the hand
and led to the Son.

I saw through the pain
of all I had been,
to the One who could finally
cleanse me from sin.

I reached for His touch,
but ashamed of my state,
I wanted to run,
to turn and escape.

Then a gentle voice whispered,
“There is no need to fear.
You will find love
and compassion here.”

Fighting the fear,
the shame and the pride,
I found myself
no longer trying to hide.

I reached for the love
poured out for me,
and in the blink of an eye,
for the first time

I FELT FREE.