Mistakes

by Laura M. Quinn

Mistakes

They dig and burrow into every nook and thought

Even when I know you are with me and cover my mistakes

The thought of mistakes makes me cringe

And even worse when I make them

I play out over and over the undoing but it’s done

There is no undoing

And sometimes there is no immediate closure

But a deeper mistake is to keep mulling it over and over

Yet the mistake even arises in my dreams

I cannot stop

Just

Stop

“My child stop!”

“Stop!”

“What?”

“Stop!”

To dwell is the bigger mistake

But I’m trying

Yet how do I control my dreams?

Mistakes

I hate mistakes!

Give them to Me

I hear Him say

“Stop!”

Trust that I cover your mistakes

Let the unfolding occur

There is no stopping

Just accept

Just forgive

Yourself

Let me help you move on

To dwell is the bigger mistake

Dwell on truth

Though your sins are crimson red

I have washed you white as snow

On that truth focus

In me dwell

Not in your mistakes

But In me

Jesus

Ok but help me do this

I am

Ok

Amen.