After enduring a childhood of neglect and trauma, Juliana Bennett found healing. Listen to Juliana and her husband Blake's episode of That Farm Life Podcast to hear their story.
New Life
by Juliana Bennett
Trauma, isn’t it mean?
The way it causes us
To long to be seen
It held me close
Chains of fear and pain
Freedom, something I thought I’d never gain
Wise for your age,
That’s what they always say
They don’t know
Evil things made me this way
Fear was the lens
I saw everything through
Fear of me, fear of you
Fear shields the truth
The fear had a place at one time
It kept me safe or so it seemed
But, this isn’t how God meant it to be
I chalked it up to humility
Insecurity and shame
Hate for myself
Others were to blame
It’s not humble to remain in fear
There is a reason God placed me here
He sees beauty in the pain
Now I see the same
I look in the mirror and there is beauty
It’s like I’m seeing for the first time
Beauty in me, beauty in you
The truth is, God knows all we’ve been through
He’s been there too
He breaks the chains
He calls us by name
Fear and pain
They have no place