The Awakening

Rise,

Uncurl your body and stand erect.

Dust off

the injustices

of the past

and put on forgiveness.

Let your knees extend.

Steady your wobbly legs

and plant your feet

firmly on the ground.

May they be pillars

of strength and grace.

 

Uncover your face

and remove your hands.

Let not the veil of fear and shame

shroud the lights of mercy.

 

For the time of lamentations has passed.

The season of mourning has been lifted.

Shed your garments of black.

Array yourself in ribbons of color.

 

Cast away the stones

that made your heart heavy.

Breathe in the air of joy,

let your anxieties

float away

like vapor on the wind.

 

For the time of feasting has arrived.

Come to the table

for the King has desired your restoration

and He delights in your beauty.

 

For Those Who Have Hurt Me

And I pray for

the spirit of forgiveness

to rise up in me

so that I may bless you

instead of curse you.

I ask that I see you

through the eyes of

the spirit of compassion

instead of the eyes of

the spirit of resentment.

And I pray for the peace

that surpasses all understanding

to flood every facet

of your life

that when you lay down at night

that sleep will come

quickly and gently

and that each morning

you wake refreshed

ready to face the new day.

I pray that the Lord

bestow wisdom and discernment

upon all decisions

you have to make

that your path

always be brightly lit

with no hint of shadows

hindering your way.

I pray for your health and safety

that the Lord will keep you

in His ever extending hands

that He will protect you and shield you

from all harm

and that when the storms arise

He will harbor you

and keep your dry.

I pray that the Lord

grows you and challenges you

in the ways that He sees fit

and that through the process

that you flower

bearing a bounty of fruit.

I pray that the Lord

blesses the works of your hands

and that He turns your

failures into success

that your economic situation

will be secured.

I pray that your enemies scatter

to all directions of the wind

that the Lord rains down love

upon the fields

of your life.

And I pray that

through His strength

the Lord will give me

the willingness and courage

to love you as He loves you,

a love without any expectations,

a love that may never be returned.