The Shattering

The stones that were thrown

Scattered glass all around

Battered and bloodied

I gathered them off the ground

What could I do?

Shards nicking me like knives

I was broken; it was true

What good was it to strive?

But You took my broken pieces

And You made them something new

Despite chaos, You brought peace

As You changed my whole worldview

I saw my life there, shattered

A mess I could not mend

But You told me I still mattered

And to each wound You did attend

Why should You love

One who has nothing at all to give?

As I lie here, dying

Still, You say to me, "Live!"

What can you gain

From this one tortured soul?

Why lift me from the depths

And again make me whole?

I am so unworthy

Yet You call to me by name

You bestow Your blessings unto me

And of me, are unashamed

Such a marvel is unheard of

That You would care so much

You offer all You have to me

If in You, I'll merely trust

So here's my heart

It's all I have

You say that it's enough

I'll live to love

Just like You do

For You, I won't give up