To sit in chains

After Philippians 1:9-11

To sit in chains and see

the freedom, to smell

the prison pouring into me

and know the liberty confirmed,

to feel the dirt of the jail

on my skin and in my mouth,

and know the love showered

on me, to see the place

I occupy in the heart,

is to know these chains

represent the blessing given,

the heart filled,

the mind embraced,

the soul protected.

Photograph by Kaley Dykstra via Unsplash. Used with permission.