And He Reached Out For Me

Despair gripped my soul I was almost done Reaching out for something or someone But then you were there, always at my side You never left…

Despair gripped my soul I was almost done
Reaching out for something or someone
But then you were there, always at my side
You never left me, never drifting with a stride

In life, I thought I was all alone
Working my fingers down to the bone
Being swept up into agony beyond belief
Loneliness crept in never ceasing, no relief

Your gaze I never dared wanted to see
I never looked up at you, I didn’t want to just be
Naked I hid myself for I was afraid
Hiding away from you, feeling I was forbade

From entering into love with you
Never knowing if that were true
Always striving for a different world
Then the one presented unfurled

But you stooped low and looked me in the eye
Seeing for the first time who I was, drawing nigh
Condemning me not; I was safe and secure
Hiding not from my shame and instead in your allure

And He reached out for me
And I could finally just be
Be me who the person you created
Only me, I was no longer abated

As time went by, I felt a terrible grief
You put your hand on mine you gave me relief
Outstretched you brought me up from death
Keeping my feet from falling, I held my breath

Hearts are a cruel jealous thing
My own was broken and so you can bring
Hurts and wants and desires to yourself
As you take the grief and put it on the shelf

You understood my frame and design
You made it so unchanged by time
Grace came down and I realized my shame
Until all was forgotten and never the same

A mercy I didn’t deserve but you gave anyway
Healing I never wanted but you send it my way
Forgiveness came; my heart hardened by sin
Filled my life with gladness I could again begin

You reached out and I saw your humble shores
A servant, a king, a prophet, a slave, you restore
To all of the riches great and small, you give 
Freely never wanting anything, you died so I could live

Face of Love piercing my soul wretched and bare
Thirsting for more I reached out; you were there
Always waiting in darkness but brought me to the light
I never wanted anything but you gave me insight

To my life, my dreams, hopes, and fear
You stilled me; redeeming countless times drawing near
Bringing peace I didn’t know was possible
In disbelief, shrouded in a night of all things impossible

You came and brought me to a higher place
Of restless ever asking questions closer to your space
But never getting quite close enough
Never knowing fully the finer stuff

Until finally when my journey will end
I’ll know fully how much you can lend
The joy, the peace, always reminding me
Just how much you care about letting me be