The Color of the Unsaid (God Still Hears It All)
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The Way God Chose to Enter
God did not arrive
with a list of demands.
He entered through a body
that could ache,
through lungs that learned breath,
through hands that would one day
be nailed open.
He chose hunger
before abundance,
dust before thrones,
questions before explanations.
Christ did not stand above suffering
and call down instructions.
He stepped inside it
and let it bruise Him.
He healed, yes—
but not before touching
what everyone else avoided.
He forgave,
but only after letting betrayal
sit at His table.
The cross was not Plan B.
It was the shape love takes
when it refuses to stay distant.
Resurrection did not erase the wounds.
It carried them forward,
proof that pain was not denied—
it was transformed.
This is the faith that holds me:
not a God who remains untouched,
but one who chose scars
over safety,
and closeness
over control.
If that is who He is,
then belief is no longer fear.
It is surrender
to a love
that already stepped toward us.
A poet, author, and faith writer who believes words can heal what silence hides. My poetry collections — Inked Emotions, Scattered Feelings Stitched in Ink, and Love Beyond Loss — were born out of seasons of grief, solitude, and deep reflection.
Here on Catholic365, I’ve been humbled to share reflections that have reached hundreds of readers. I write not from a place of perfection, but from a longing to make sense of love, loss, and the quiet ways God speaks into our lives.
Whether it’s a poem, a story, or a small reflection, my hope is that you feel seen, encouraged, and gently reminded that faith isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s found in the waiting, the falling, the starting again.
You can find more of my work at https://about.me/anniedcosta
