She had never known the love of God—
only the cruel, unrelenting grip of fear.
She knew this fear well:
from those she loved, who never truly loved her,
from those she served, who never really served her,
from rules she followed, that never truly protected her,
from people she admired, who never fully accepted her,
from places she visited, that never truly embraced her.
But then, she encountered a Love that was unconditional—
A Love sealed with acceptance,
from a man despised and rejected,
a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief,
crucified—yet risen indeed.
And fear unraveled in an instant.
Her wounds of rejection, washed in living water.
Her longing to be accepted, satisfied in His blood.
Her cry for mercy, answered at the cross.
Her chains to the law, broken by grace.
Now, her eyes shine with hope and joy—
for she has finally received the love of God.
— AGOKOGA