Man Speaks:

 

I've seen a number of movies lately Lord,

Like Romeo and Juliet

The Love of young people, at least in some movies,

Is beautiful,

So simple, so total, so uncomplicated

They seem so natural

So free in their emotions, so clear in their feelings

I wish I could be like that, Lord,

But I can't be

Why is it so?

I've been hurt, Lord,

I have trusted and been betrayed many a times,

I have tried hard to care the failed often

I have shared my secrets and heard them whispered

To others

I have been warm but I only got a cold shoulder

I have been through it, Lord

I've fallen in face

I've banged my shins

I've been bruised

Look, Lord, I am all covered with scars!

The Lord speaks:

Maybe you haven't understood enough,

Maybe you haven't learned that life is cruel

All saints are scarred

Young love is not the highest form of love

The greatest love comes from scarred people like me

Many people stop loving so they won't be

Hurt again

But people start loving again,

Who continue in spite of all,

Who leave themselves open

To the possibility of being hurt again,

These people are able to feel again in a deeper way,

A richer way

Man's Response:

I think I know what you mean, Lord

I have met people like me

And knowing them gave me courage

The greatest people are those who continue to love

With their scars.

I LIKE SCARRED PEOPLE, LORD

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL!