The Response to A Note IN Authentic Beauty

Nard handed me the book Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy with a note which you can read here. He started with poetry and through poetry I will also express my heart:

Yes on My 29th on March 9

You gave me nine reasons for yes, hesitations also amount to nine

Let me put first the eleven years of friendship from the Divine

If things won't work out what will happen to that

Fear to lose this friendship envelopes my heart

Next reason is just my foolishness plus a pride

Thinking of my own words that affirm my friends there's no feeling inside

Will a nod silence their question if we are tied

Or will this bring further questions beyond my mind

I am not into a perfect family; you know our struggles too

My obligation holds me; you know that's true

You have been with me through it all

Too much shoulder you have offered; will I ask for more

In addition to that I have given you lots of cares

For financial stability is always my prayer

Again, you have bear them all with me

Can I, again, involve you into a greater degree

Let us add to the list this frail body I have

For you know my health is not in good tide

This puts me to another worry

Can I then be the perfect complementary

I know you since we are about five or six

If familiarity is one of the criteria that would fix

Yet this area of courtship is very unfamiliar to me

Though many think I know a lot about this LCM bee

I am not a perfect person; still sinner inside

I fear the whole of me especially if self is not denied

If that happens I am pushed to this last hesitation

Could I be an effective partner in your Single Passion

Lots of what ifs and why's fill my mind

I could have nine reasons to say "No" to thine

But when you assured that God's grace will suffice

Then my heart with you in His hands I entrust

In any way I can serve Him more, there I'll be

If that means with you then I won't flee

May God be gracious as He always is

In this new path I take as I told you "Yes"