Raggedy Rag Doll

A raggedy rag doll, lost and thrown, soiled, and torn,

Rejected, unprotected, ruefully scorned

Sin uncovered every ghastly inch

Insecurities from within seeped like stench

Broken, wounded, battered, and bruised

You cradled this raggedy doll, worn and used

I had nothing to give, but much to gain

As my Masters hand gently retrieved my broken frame

I recoiled in fear, so marred from the pain

I gave you nothing, but you loved me all the same

My heart in shambles, my mouth profane

You washed me clean, stitched my wounds

Salved my eyes, entered my heart, then watched it bloom

You redeemed what little was left of me

Turned over fallow ground, my soul, set free

Heart mender, restorer of souls, redeemer of lives

You select throwaways, in trash heaps, with no hope to survive

Maker of kings, kingdoms, princes, paupers, and all.

Master Tailor, and Redeemer of raggedy rag dolls. ~~amk

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When Jesus heard it, he said unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance. Mark 2:17 JUB

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy  Psalms 107:2 JUB

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. Matthew 18:11 JUB

He heals the broken hearted, and he binds up their wounds. Psalms 147:3 JUB

I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that thou may be made rich; and clothed in white raiment, so that the shame of thy nakedness not be uncovered; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou may see.

Revelation 3:18 JUB