Faded and hidden
My eyes still see
These scars upon my body
How can you still love me?

​Beauty for ashes
Yet I still see
These scars upon my body
Am I still your masterpiece?

Evidence of pain
Overwhelmed with shame
Felt like I was the one to blame
Then I called upon your name

You took my shame
Said I wasn’t to blame
That you still love me the same
And that’s when hope came

​These scars now remind me
That I have survived
Healing is possible
You have a purpose for my life

These scars now remind me
Of what you carried me through
Your love lit the way through the darkness
My scars point me back to you ​

It started off like a typical day at the park. I was walking the trails, listening to music on my phone, and enjoying hearing the sound of a nearby waterfall.
 
I came to the end of the first trail, stopped, and looked at a sign that had a map of the park. I normally would continue on the trail to the right, as I know the trail well. But for some reason, I felt a strong urgency to cross the street and take the trail to the left. ​I wasn’t sure where this trail would lead or what I would see, but I sensed that I was supposed to take it. So I went.