To Save Just One

I noticed that many visits to this site came from searches related to encouraging words for a friend.  All of us need encouragement sometime, and it’s nice to be able to offer encouragement to dear ones when it’s needed. 

I share with you an inspirational poem you may be able to use to encourage someone you love who doesn’t recognize right now his or her true worth. 

Please let me know what you think.  I’d love to hear your comments.

To Save Just One

Through the reflection in the mirror
She believes her worth is told.
Imperfections or perfections
Equal dross or equal gold.

Then she judges of her value
By the beauty of her face.
Yes, she thinks it’s all determined
By her figure or her grace.

But God sees more than skin alone,
That’s why He sent His son–
Not to save the perfect person,
But to rescue everyone.

Christ knelt to suffer all our pains.
In agony He bled.
Then He rose to meet betrayal
With saddened heart and humbled head.

Soldiers stripped Him, whipped and beat Him;
Friends denied Him, strangers mocked.
He submitted to the torture
Knowing to His death He walked.

He died with hopes of saving many,
Yet He’d die to save just one.
He thought a single soul more precious
Than all the wealth by nobles won. 

My friend, that single soul is yours.
Christ bought your life with love.
He saw worth in you greater than
A mirror could e’er dream of.

–Brandan Hadlock