Release Your Burdens

To those who have survived abuse,
the shame you've been shouldering
does not belong to you;
it is not yours to bear.
Release this burden of shame to Me.

To those who have felt abandoned
and now fear abandonment,
know that this is actually
a fear of losing love...
which, as the beloved and holy
child of God, is impossible.
Release this fear to Me.

To those who carry self-doubt;
though this may be something
others gave to you,
I assure you, it is not yours.
Release this burden to Me.

To those who have yet to experience self-love,
know that you cannot reach this experience
until you abandon your guilt and shame;
for these cannot coexist in your consciousness.
You cannot possess self-love
while falsely claiming guilt and shame to be yours.
Release these burdens to Me.

To those who have suffered,
your suffering does not make you unworthy,
nor did you suffer because you deserved to.
Your hardships, your ordeals,
are never yours alone.
And by sharing them,
you may well find that you are able
to comfort others with your
empathy and understanding
while gaining the loving
and uplifting support you need.

You may not be ready to know this,
but your hardships were chosen by your soul
so that you might discover
a circuitous route
back home to Me;
so that you might teach others
how to make their own way home.

So now that your moments of suffering have passed,
release your pain, release your guilt and shame to Me.
Release to Me your fears and self-doubt.
For none of these burdens belong to you,
My beloved and holy child.