You Went Ahead of Me

You did it again!

You went ahead of me.

I thought I was a messenger,

Sent to tell them about You.

 

But You had already come;

Prepared hearts—

Expectant,

Hopeful.

 

He looked at me

And said,

I feel like I’ve met you before.

Like I’ve known you a very long time.

 

As we read Your Words together,

Spoke of mutual pain

And the comfort You give,

He remembered.

 

I felt this way in a dream once.

 

Silently awestruck—

Weeping

Tears of Joy,

Listening as he described

 

How You came.

 

Dressed in white

(Every story is the same!)

You appeared,

Laid Your hand upon the shoulder

 

Of a broken-hearted father.

 

Comfort

Peace

Healing

Hope.

 

I woke up and searched for that man;

 

I could feel his presence still in my house,

Even after I rose from my bed.

I searched everywhere for him.

 

I don’t know who he was.

 

It was the Messiah!

I whisper-shouted in reverence.

He did not wait for us

To bring Him to you.

 

He came Himself—That’s what He does.

 

Father, mother, children gathered,

On holy ground;

Together we soaked in Your love,

Your presence, Your glory.

 

You are the God of all comfort.

 

We are not alone 

In our pain;

You comfort us in all our affliction,

That we may comfort others.

 

You went ahead of me.

 

Thank You, Jesus.

Our suffering is not in vain.

I’m so glad he recognized You in me;

I don’t want to be known in any other way.

 

by Audrey Frank, written after a day on holy ground covered in cracked linoleum and thin cushions, with new friends who felt like old because of our shared suffering and the abundant comfort of the Messiah.

See 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Dressed in white, You appeared, laid Your hand upon the shoulder of a broken-hearted father. #dreamsofJesus Share on X

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