Love Yourself Poem by Joye Atkinson

I was sitting at a conference filled with writers for the Lord
Though our writing styles were different our hearts were in one accord
As the speaker talked I listend then something caught my eye
I saw a cross up on the wall with Jesus about to die
I really tried to concentrate on what the speaker said
But Christ was looking straight at me and before he bowed his head
His eyes full of compassion began to fill with tears
He knew I had been struggling to love myself for years
Before he died he said to me 'You must learn to love
Yourself as much as I love you and my Father up above'
After Jesus said these words his spirit left the earth
But he made sure he made it clear just how much I was worth
Still sometimes I find myself not being kind to me
Then I think of that one night when Jesus made me see
I am a special masterpiece and I'm precious in his sight
When all I see is darkness I'm surrounded by his light