Divine Love

Poetry rooted in faith and divine love, exploring identity, grace, restoration, and the belief that love has the power to heal and make us whole.

  •   Divine Love

A Poem for the Hurting: “Don’t Cut, I Was Cut for You”

I know what it feels like to be hurt to the extent to which hurting yourself feels like the outlet for that pain.
But Christ came to take that pain away.
He was bruised for you and me, so we might become whole.

As I tussled with this poem thinking about what to say and how to say it, He captured my words and my voice and wanted to say it His way… by Himself.
These are the words he’d like to say to you.

He says:

“Don’t cut.
I was cut for you.

Don’t self-harm.
I was harmed for you.

Don’t bleed.
I already bled for you.

Don’t you see that 
I really care for you?

I love you.
I was deeply pierced for you.

So don’t do that to you 
beautiful child,
don’t do that to you.

I’m here
to take the pain for you.

Don’t cut.
I was cut for you.”

Faith and Self-Harm

When pain overwhelms your heart, self-harm may seem like the only way to cope—a way to make the invisible hurt tangible. But the invisible God witnesses your suffering, hears your cries, and shares in your visible pain. He endured pain and wounds on our behalf, offering us healing through His shed blood.

Isaiah 53:5 proclaims, “He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed.”

Jesus didn’t just die for our sins; He also entered into our suffering, hurts, and broken places. He comprehends what we endure—our numbness, struggles, and pain—and offers His love, peace, and presence as powerful alternatives to self-harm.

Don’t let pain carve itself into your weary mind and body, enslaving you. Instead, seek refuge in the One who willingly accepted harm for your sake and bled it away—a liberating Savior who desires to heal your soul and make you whole.

Immediate Support

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Christian Counseling & Support

Grace Alliance – Mental Health & Faith Resources
www.mentalhealthgracealliance.org
Offers Christ-centered support groups, self-guided recovery tools, and resources for individuals, families, and churches.

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Don’t Die, I Love You

When God Found Me in the Darkness: A Poem of Hope

Hi.
I’m Lyrical Ethereal, and this is my story.

Deeply hurt—filled with hopelessness,
I thought all was lost.
Dark echoes of raw hate 
crept into my mind. . .
and desired to have, my end.

But then—a voice. Still. . .yet steady,
broke through the darkness, gently:

“Why would you want to end it all? Don’t you know I love you?”

He called.

He called,
But His love didn’t just call—It reached.
Reached for me beneath the waves—
Ready to pull me out of the ocean of hate.

His love aimed straight 
to the center of my being—
not just the broken parts,
but the buried things,
the places I didn’t even know 
were hurting.

So I reached back. 
Hesitant.
Hope shaky. 
And to my astonishment,
I didn’t find judgment.
I found… pierced hands.

Open.
Alive.
Waiting.

So I dared to trust him—
And that trust...
it unlocked something:
A love that dispels the darkness
like sunrise on the ocean.
A love that rebuilds the broken
with gentleness and truth.

And here,
right here in this moment,
if you’re listening,
if you’re reaching—
I hope His love finds you too.
and changes you—
like it changed me.
Forever.

If this poem found you in a dark place—know this: God’s love is reaching for you. Reach back for Him, you will most certainly be changed.