AFTER THE WIFE OF HOSEA

“Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover” – Hosea 3:1 

i plundered through the riches 

of God’s grace 

before i sought His Son’s face, 

but, still, He responded and 

allowed me in His space. 

i pray to be patient and kind, 

but, still, i am blind 

to what God has shown me–

He didn’t leave when i avoided Him, 

didn’t reject when i rejected Him, 

didn’t silence when i silenced Him, 

didn’t shut down when i trespassed Him– 

but He chose to embrace 

my brokenness and

marry my mess 

as if there was more to me 

than my distress. 

“The Lord still loves Isreal, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”