When I Rise

May 23, 2010

When I rise

Full of love

For a life and laughter

And the me that I am

Love will meet me…

When I rise

Above my own neediness

Fear

And frustrated tears

And allow myself to be warmed

By the Son

Love will shine on me…

When I rise

Past prayerlessness

Desperate hopes

Sleepless nights

And wondering why I’m alone

Love will wrap me in its arms…

When I rise beyond sacrificing who I am

Mastering my heart

And giving my affections

Too freely to the ungrateful…

WHEN I RISE

When I rise

Above

Accepting scraps

When I crave for a whole slice of cake

Reaching for carrots

That are merely mirages of together

Forever

Accepting another’s rejection

As calidation of my undersirability…

When I rise

Oh when I rise above it all

My wings will carry me

To a place called faith

And deliverance

A place where

The lies whispered in the dark must flee

In the face of such intense light…

For this is the place

Where God is

And love dwells

For God and love are the same…

And as I rise ever higher

Chains snapping from my heart

My mind

My soul

I soar ever higher

Carried on the wings of love itself

Yes, I rise

And love kisses me deeply

Ever so sweetly

And whispers

I’m home…

--MICHELLE MCKINNEY HAMMOND