Entering a Lovely Garden

Coming out of a closet of shame Following God who calls me by name I now stand looking through the window Gazing at a beautiful rainbow Below the rainbow was a garden Lovely; like the Garden of Eden Jesus said, ‘Take my hand, I’ll guide you Come, let us start things anew’ Memories of shame raced through my mind Fear took on forms of many kinds ‘Should I take hold of His outstretched hand? My pain, does He truly understand?’ I gazed at His nail-pierced hands and thought ‘Through great pain, my redemption He bought How could I doubt His love for me? Through His precious blood, He’s set me free’ I took His hand; we walked out the door Unsure I was, of what was in store I came to a halt at the threshold My anxiousness I could not withhold ‘Let me behold this place for a while’ He nodded with a kind, knowing smile Tears streamed freely down my pallid face Then I said, ‘Let’s enter this new place’ With hands held, we entered the garden Lovely; like the Garden of Eden A perfect place unspoiled by sin ‘Let’s start anew; here’s where we’ll begin’ Strolling on smooth cobblestones walkways Savouring the flowers in midday Relishing the tunes of chirping birds Those were pleasures that nature conjured Jesus has taken my shame away I came to realise that on the day The day He led me to the garden I am, in Him, a new creation