Exceptional A contest entry I Knew You Before I Knew by Katiesherrill      What do you feel about Jesus Contest Winner

I first met Jesus such A long time ago It was way before I knew That I needed to know Before I knew He died And my sins he'd forgive He rescued me then So my life I could live He intervened and saved My fragile life From the deeds of a wicked Man and his wife Jesus was there when I Was too young to protest Never leaving my side For that I am blessed I never saw His face Still my Savior was there Though I didn't hear His voice He took me into his care I couldn't see His hand But I could feel His touch Will I ever know why Jesus loved me so much It was many years later I stepped through His door Not remembering I Had met Him before I felt instant peace I was home from the start I was rescued again I asked Him into my heart I never saw Your face Still I know You were there Though I didn't hear Your voice You took me into Your care I couldn't see Your hand But I could feel Your touch Will I ever know why You have loved me so much And now, I can see You I can hear You I know you are there I can feel You You surround me You are everywhere What do you feel about Jesus Contest Winner Recognized Author Notes As I wrote this it turned out to be a song, that is why the repeating stanza, it is the chorus. So this is free verse with rhyming, caps start each line, no punctuation and the meter change is intentional. I also intended the change of tense, this is a journey from the past to the present. The story is very personal. It's the first time I have written about this. My neighbor growing up abused someone close to me and possibly me. I don't have memories of it, but the other person does. I do have memories though that God was protecting me. Now I am starting to understand what He was protecting me from. The memory of God protecting me is unique since my family never went to church, talked about God, and I was only three years old. Three years old is very young for such thoughts and very young to have that memory today. I believe that Jesus was there protecting me through it all. I welcome all comments on structure, flow, ect...

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