Morgan Harper Nichols

And even if you have heard the word grace

over and over again

and you think you already know what it means

there is grace for that, too,

humbly reminding you of its endlessness,

and how much you need it

when you are lost in the wilderness.

And even if you have heard the word grace

over and over again

and you think you already know what it means

there is grace for that, too,

humbly reminding you of its endlessness,

and how much you need it

when you are lost in the wilderness.

FOR WHEN YOU ARE BROKEN,

IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE THE ONLY THING THERE IS TO DO

IS TO HEAD OUT

IN SEARCH OF THE LOVE OF ANOTHER,

BUT WHAT IF,

INSTEAD OF LOOKING ELSEWHERE,

YOU LOOKED RIGHT HERE AT THE WALLS

YOU HAVE BEEN HIDING BEHIND FOR TEARS.

You were meant

to give your all,

and you were also meant

to be loved.

You were meant

to have meaningful connection

beyond what you feel

you are worthy of.

I see things differently now.

I have learned not to hide my pain

for fear of what others might say.

I have learned some days will be harder than others,

and that is absolutely okay.

I do not have to be strong all the time.

I am not a burden because I have burdens,

It wasn’t until she reached the shore

that she realized

she was meant for water.

was walking home

in pieces,

but she realized even though

she was broken, she was still walking home.

She was still headed where she needed to be.

And although you came undone,

you now see how far you’ve come,

and how each day,

each day,

mercy awaits you in the morning.

For whatever pain

lies beneath

your blanket of sorrows,

or the flaws

you have learned to conceal

just to make it

through the day,

it is okay

to grieve

the loss of things

that will never be

the same again.

CHOOSING TO HAVE JOY

IS NOT NAIVELY THINKING

EVERYTHING

WILL BE EASY.

IT IS COURAGEOUSLY

BELIEVING

THAT THERE IS

STILL HOPE,

EVEN WHEN

THINGS GET HARD.

You have traveled so far,

and you choose

again

today

to walk in the Light.