After all that, after everything, finally she held out her hand. This is what He had been waiting for. Gently He lifted her up out of the mucky waters where she had been sitting for longer than she could remember.

He began to clean her off of the mess that covered her. She had been there for so much time that some of the scrubbing was tedious. Some of it was even painful.

But bit by bit she became clean again. She felt like she could move freely. Slowly she began to walk, then run, then dance and sing.

He watched her with a smile and love brushing from His heart.

And He delighted in her.

And she in Him.