You Are Not Forgotten

when i look at you

i see

 your silence

your eagerness

 your laughter

i see

the habits you resort to

everytime you're nervous

the way you pretend 

you don't care

even if you do

i see 
how you want

 to make others smile

but behind your easy laughter

there's a deepness

a deepness i've begun 

to understand

i see YOU

flaws

imperfections 

mistakes

but also 

love

and kindness

and honesty

i see

 someone who loves

and loves deeply

but is afraid

to show it 

even if it's there

i see
someone who matters
who has a purpose
someone chosen 
and called
not forgotten
but remembered

Beautiful one, you are not forgotten.  I know you feel lost in the shadows and hidden from everyone's eyes, but you are not alone.  You are not unseen.  You are loved beyond all comprehension by your Creator.  

You are in my prayers right now, dear reader.  Don't give up.  Your story is only beginning.

Blessings in the name of Jesus Christ, 

- Madeline Joy

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