Slave

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.  Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”  So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him.  And all the people were amazed. Mark 5:18-20

all my life I have been a slave,

all my life I have been lost,

all my life I have served

unseen masters,

all my life I have been

a prisoner;

perversion and lust,

spiritual darkness

and depravity,

financial debt and

personal greed,

unjustified hatred and anger,

self-destructive gluttony,

fantasies and delusions of grandeur,

vanity and self-induced egotism,

malicious slander and

vicious lies;

sacrificially raped,

silently tortured and abused,

stripped of any dignity

or self-worth,

robbed of confidence

and self-esteem,

slowly losing faith and trust;

then You reached out

Your mighty hand,

pulling me from the raging seas,

unlocking this forsaken cell,

delivering me from eternal bondage,

opening my blinded eyes;

no longer a victim,

no longer a slave;

now I wait for the day

when I will be where You are,

sitting at the foot of Your throne,

basking in Your glory and light,

telling the world of Your mercy

and grace;

telling the world,

what the Lord has done

for me.

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