Assumptions are not Truth
Yet narratives are created
Lines are drawn
Walls are built
On the shaky foundation
Of what someone thought
Misunderstandings and offense
Fueled by the unknown
When all one had to do was
Just Ask
-LAS
Just Ask
truth
The Truth & a Lie
Justified lies still lie
Selfishly protecting comfort
Desperately hoarding acceptance
Necessary truths left unsaid
Denying their power to set free
-LAS
“Instead we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of His body, the church.” – Ephesians 4:15 (NLT)
Prompted…
Writing Prompt: Interrupted by a chapter of loathing
Her mirror once reflected a distorted truth
Skin too dark
Hair too coarse
Nose too big
Distortion born of comparisons
Fed by erroneous standards
Created by inferior minds
Her beautiful book of Life
Interrupted by a chapter of loathing
Barnabas Blessings 