something I read, and found great comfort and strength in....
This is from an Upper Room reading:
No matter what we do that can ruin our lives, or how much abuse others inflict on us, that child still lives somewhere deep inside each of us.
The writer goes on to say to believers that "God can re-create any of us from within," beginning the day we offer ourselves to Him without reservation, and without holding anything back, and without putting in riders and clauses......
For the unbeliever, too, the statement offers great hope...
Knowing that the child in us is still there, is cause enough to make it worthwhile to start working on ourselves, removing all the debris that has accumulated over the years, discarding everything that has been pressing down, and squashing us, letting go all memories, refusing to let anything pop up from the past and destroy our work on ourselves and our peace of mind, striving simply because we want to get back the child, rediscovering the joy of simple things, recovering the lost sense of fun, and reaffirming our worth in spite of all the abuse...