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November 18th – 24th, 2024

r. You Will Be Beaten

You will be beaten
into grains of finest dust,
while I am there
to help you.

You will be thrashed
without mercy
while I am there
comforting you. ›

You will cry,
and I will
wipe the tears
from your cheeks
and kiss your face.

You will rage
at injustice,
and I will hold you
till you find
your peace.

You will be beaten
into grains
of the finest dust.
It is not me
who does this
to you,

but it is me
who stays with you
until the end
of all evil.

This Weekly Study-text is one of a cycle of forty-one poems which comprise the book Messages From The Eternal: a book of poetry by d. g. watts © 2021

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