Every once in a while,
You need to retreat indoors.
To the warmest and coziest parts of your home and heart.
To heal,
To nourish,
And regain what the world has stripped you of
Or taken away from you,
Or stolen from you.
Retreat, to remember who you are.
To find the missing pieces,
To the puzzle that is your life.
Come in and take off
Those coats of burdens,
That God never placed on your shoulders.
Retreat, because sometimes, my dear,
That’s how a glorious victory comes.
Remember the army that retreated
Only to launch back and win the war.