Kaleidoscope

One in four women and one in six men has been or will be sexually assaulted in America (generally considered an underestimate). This woman has tucked away the rapes at the hand of her father, the neglect of her mother, the fury that keeps her from faith in anything but her daughter. Her compartments hold lies and harbor enemies that distort her image and tell her she's to blame, and so she deserves more of the same. Dear woman: you are beautiful as made in the image and likeness of God. You are not alone inside of that black vacuum. No harm has befallen you that he has not seen - no atrocity that will not be repaid in his justice. Nothing that happens in this life is without purpose. I beg you to look at the cross of Christ and see that even suffering is purposeful - as Jesus' murder and torture became the resurrected hope for all the world. You have a savior good enough to use bad, holy enough to use evil, powerful enough to redeem the most bitter of circumstances for his glory, and for your joy. You have a savior that loves you, that sympathizes with you, whose heart breaks with yours, who weeps when you weep. The only remedy for your wounds is Jesus Christ. He is called the suffering servant, and he knew shame, and he knew your shame, and he will gladly take your shame away. Don't let your story end without resolve. That light is Christ and he grows more magnificent the more you walk towards him. For anyone - abusers and abused, perpetrators and victims - please check out the following resources: Rid Of My Disgrace: Hope & Healing For Victims Of Sexual Assault by Justin & Lindsey Holcomb: http://bit.ly/yfyCuy Unearthed Pictures: http://www.unearthedpictures.org/ XXXChurch.com: http://www.xxxchurch.com/ Don't Buy Girls: http://facebook.com/donotbuygirls Click here for a link to the featured "Kaleidoscope" t-shirt this piece inspired: http://bit.ly/zKjQYE For more information regarding Levi The Poet, including store, press, booking and tour schedule, please see the following: Website: http://levithepoet.net Facebook: http://facebook.com/iamlevithepoet Twitter: http://twitter.com/levithepoet iTunes: http://itunes.com/levithepoet Bandcamp: http://levithepoet.bandcamp.com For booking inquiries (speaking / performance / etc) please email: [email protected] All Levi The Poet merchandise can be found at http://levithepoet.net/store. Albums also available on iTunes, Bandcamp, and digital distrobution sites everywhere. If you would like to receive the record as a gift, and / or support Levi The Poet via tax-deductible donation, you can get Seasons through Come&Live! as well. For the honor and the glory of the one for whom and by whom all things exist, Levi