Listening to Chris Tomlin and Reading a Book On Sexual Abuse (AT THE SAME TIME)!
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 | Uncategorized
“He was her uncle, an adult, a man authority and power…the setup was in place.”
“How Great is our God, sing with me how Great is our God.”
“Sexual abuse occurs in a context of emptiness, confusion, and loneliness, a context that sets up the victim for a baffling interplay of betrayal, ambivalence, and powerlessness, as the adult moves the victim from one stage of abuse to the next.”
“Your GRACE is enough. Your GRACE is enough. Your GRACE is enough for me.”
“To add to the complexity, there are times when the child literally will feel betrayed by his own body, because he is powerless to stop the abuse or even his psychological response to it.”
“Nothing and NO ONE is beyond your love.”
“The silence is rarely broken. Few children or adolescents tell a parents, friend, or teacher about the abuse. It remains a dark secret for years, if not forever.”
“Everything YOU hold in your hands..Praise you God of earth and sky. How beautiful is your unfailing love”
As I put the truths of these songs and this book side by side, it sometimes seems crazy to think that both are true. But of course they are. And honestly, I can only believe these things are true because of my own experiences with Amazing God, what it says in the Word, and the many stories I’ve heard from ex-prostitutes/ex-strippers/sexual abuse survivors. Even lately, I’ve heard about the beautiful way that the women at the Center for Women are worshipping God because He has reached the depths of their souls. They have realized that He is their real Savior and Redeember. It’s amazing and amazingly TRUE. That’s all I have to say about that.
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