HE Set Me Free

He Set Me Free
By: Louise Gallagher, May 20, 2003
Born free, but when pain invaded,
I retreated behind my smile
pinned in place by time and memory
dark with the fear that hid me from the beauty of the life
He had created, just for me.
Here He found me.
Trapped behind the mirror of my confusion,
surrounded by the lies I had created
to protect me from the pain inside my battered heart,
tormented by the agony of my sins.
Blinded to the beauty of His love,
I held my spirit captive.
Here I am, said the Lord.
But I could not hear Him through my fear
I was unworthy.
Here I am, he called again.
Let My love guide you to the light
beyond the darkness you have reflected
on your soul.
Here I am.
Frightened, I held my mirror high.
But my arms grew weary. My heart was hungry.
And I could no longer defend my sins
against the undying truth and beauty of His love.
I could not speak.
I peeked from behind my defenses
and saw His brilliance
reflected in the world around me.
And the eyes of my heart were opened to His light.
He set me free.
Free to sing His praises, dance His joy.
Free to walk His path of beauty.
Free to be. Me.
Here I am.
He set me free.
My love for Him will keep me free.
Forever and a day.

In Louise Gallagher's own words:

Today, I am free. Beauty and the Beast lived within me, the Beast was not the evil dragon doing bad things to me. He lived within me. But, I have transformed my beast into a white dove of hope. I carry him within me, along with my shield and sword. The shield to protect me and the sword to cut away my ties of disbelief so that I may walk in the light of God's truth and live a life of beauty.

I am free.