Editor’s note: Doh Nay Kaw attended the Mennonite Church USA Convention in early July with her youth group of Whitehall (PA) Mennonite Church. She wrote this poem as an expression of her experience at MennoCon.
Who am I? What am I? Where am I?
These are questions I often perceived myself searching for. After years of many trials and turbulence, the renewal of both mind and spirit never ceased to end.
Transformation is not linear or comes to a stopping point, it’s day by day, grace by grace, strength to strength. We do not evolve into butterflies and stay like that for the entirety of our lives, but radically embrace on the journey of self-discovery, fears, weaknesses and mistakes.
Following the flow of life, I grasped to learn from the invaluable lessons and insights that will continue to build my resilience and guide future me into success,
Who am I? What am I? Where am I?
I am a soul experiencing what it’s like to be human, learning the depths of my tender heart.
I am a catalyst to forge a path of transformation unshaken by adversity, letting my spirit be a beacon of love and healing.
I am present to proclaim redemption can be found in the most unexpected places, and the testament of our scars help us to navigate through the stormy seas of life into infinite possibilities that lie ahead.
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