WHEN I RISE... Culled from 'Secrets of An Irresistible Woman'
When I rise, full of love for life and laughter, and the me that I am, Love will meet me... When I rise, above my own neediness fears 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, mistreating my heart and giving my affections too freely to the ungrateful... 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 validation of my undesirability... When I rise, oh when I rise. 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, ...