Last night Tori shared her story of how she had been hurt by some people she really trusted and how that made it hard for her to love herself. We heard that it wasn't until she knew that she was loved unconditionally that she was able to forgive herself and those who hurt her for what happened. The truth is, we live in a broken world and at some point or another our friends, family, or people we have relationships with are going to hurt us. Also, since we are part of this broken world, we too will hurt others. The question then becomes, if people will disappoint us, where does unconditional love come from? Below is a poem that Tori wrote that describes the feelings of not being loved and wanting to fix that brokenness in our lives. This coming Monday we'll be talking about what makes a perfect love story and how to find that unconditional love in our lives.

The memories we try to cross out

I wish I could go back in time and,
fix all my mistakes.
Undo all the pain that I have caused,
And all of those that I have hurt.
But when it comes down to it,
and I really think about it.
I realize if it weren't for all the bad things,
I wouldn't have learned all that I have learned.
I wouldn't think about everything I do,
before I do it.
And I probably would have made mistakes,
that are ten times worse.
So as much as I am not proud of parts of my past.
They have taught me a lot about myself.
Especially who I don't want to be,
the footsteps I don't want to follow.
I now just try to learn, and forget
the best that I can,
all the wronge I have done in my past
Because those are the memories we try to cross out!