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No one held Him there.
Not nails.
Not soldiers.
Not fate.
Love did.
He walked toward suffering
with full knowledge
of what it would take from Him.
Every failure of mine
met Him there.
Every quiet rebellion.
Every excuse dressed as weakness.
He did not flinch.
He stepped into blame
like it belonged to Him.
Took the weight
like He had earned it.
And I —
who should have been crushed by it —
stood behind His surrender.
There is something unbearable
about that kind of mercy.
To watch innocence
accept punishment
without protest.
To know He saw the cost
and still poured Himself out.
What humbles me most
is not the pain He endured —
but the peace He made.
He carried my ruin
so I could carry His name.
And somewhere beyond the wound,
He looks at redeemed hearts
and calls the suffering worth it.
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
