“Only your (Abba) Father gets to name you.
Not the father of lies,
not the kids down the street,
not the cynics in the stands,
not the ghosts from the past.

The only One who gets to name you is the One who wrote you on the palm of His hands.

Give up the shame
and claim your truest name.

You may be hurting,
you may be scarred,
but you are the brave who are still
His Beloved.

Abba #FirstThingsFirst #Lent #Beloved #Brave #LentOfMoreGod #GiveUpToGetMoreGod”

Ann Voskamp