Will you be Jesus to me?

Will you be Jesus to me?

A tribute to the victims of human trafficking

All I see are walls closing in around me

I’m surrounded by darkness

with no glimpse of light

All I know is pain

with no end in sight

and if I fight?

The abuse comes more frequently then

No, all hope is lost

There’s no way I can win

You say that there is hope?

I’ve heard that before

from the one lying next to me

passed out on the floor

You say I’m not forgotten

but no one knows my name

When I open my eyes

I see darkness and shame.

And even worse is the fear

It creeps in and all around

And I cower and cringe

every time I hear a sound

From a creak in the floor

to a rattle at the door

Not knowing what’s in store

Or the horrors that await me

So I wait and see

As fear engulfs me

and swallows me whole

I’ve lost all hope

Which my circumstance stole

Then, in the midst of my suffering

While I am lost in my fear

A voice cuts through the darkness

And this is what I hear:

“I know your pain

I’ve been where you are

You may find it hard to believe

But let me show you the scars

I was beaten and bloody

and raised up for all to see

Displayed on a cross

with nails in my hands and feet

But worse than that

The pain that comes from within

Left all alone

and betrayed by a friend

I was abandoned

as I took on the world’s sin

I was in utter darkness

The grave, hell and beyond

Separated from God

All hope seemed gone

But then...

On day number three

I was resurrected by the power

That is inside of me

Now, I am with you in your darkest hour

I’m setting you free

I am with you in your darkness

I’m the light that you see

I am with you in your pain & shame

And even though it seems you are forgotten

I know your name

I came to earth for you

I died for you

I was resurrected for you

Now I live for you

Hope is not gone

Because I’m bringing you near

Let my perfect Love

Drive out all your fear

In your pain and despair

Rest in the fact that I am here”

Then it goes quiet

and my mind begins to wander

In this new-found silence

I begin to ponder

Who is this Jesus?

who comes to me in my dreams

Who is this Jesus?

who says life is not as it seems

He’s brought me so far

but I have so far to go

He’s shown me so much

but there so much I don’t know

What is coming tomorrow

and what will I do?

So many struggles

How will I get through?

These questions and more

still echo in my mind

but now a truth that’s louder

Jesus helped me to find

I know where I am going

I know who holds my eternity

Right now I may be held captive

but one day I will be free

So as you sit and listen

and wonder, “What can I do?”

I want to ask you a question

that will show your Love true

Will you continue in life

and pretend that you do not see

Or will you open your heart;

Will you be Jesus to me?