You gazed at me,
inviting me to gaze back
into the ocean of your love.
It was unbearable.
I could not sustain a gaze.
Only glances.
Your love
fell in waves
against my shame and fear and pride,
carrying away small segments a little at a time.
It felt like certain death.
And so it was.
Little by little I died.
I thought there would be nothing left.
But you knew the seed of life
you had once formed in me
would lie exposed,
aching with love and longing.
And so I was.
I was unearthed
by your loving gaze.
You treated me
as though I were the pearl of great price
that you had sold everything to buy.
And so you had.
——
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field.
When a man found it, he hid it again,
and then in his joy went and sold all he had
and bought the field.
Matthew 13:44
From Heaven at my Door by Juanita Ryan
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