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The sand is caressing

my bare feet walking

and I can’t help but think

of where I went wrong

when self is put first

serving becomes self-serving

and righteousness

becomes self-righteousness

the waves are climbing

up and over my toes

and I am remembering

the joy of going deeper

there is a greater beauty in giving

yourself for the benefit of someone else

a love that is a jewel

in a world clouded by the dirty clouds of lust

a love that only grows stronger

as it is battered by the struggles

that reveal who we are

a love that is calling

us further out into an ocean of grace

that washes us clean

as we swim away from the shore

under the warm colors

of a summer sun