Hope

I feel You today...

Your hand on my back

warm and steady

keeping me calm

this child that I am.

Your touch

melts my fears away

like frost on glass panes

as the sun's rays

break through the clouds

and shine through the windows.

My snowy heart

is warmed again

and life stirs

within my soul.

Your voice reminds me

"fear not"

echoes in my thoughts

resounding in my soul

and I am not afraid

with You here.

Peace be still

and I am calm

the whirlwind subsides

every thought is quiet

as You stand beside me

and take my hand in Yours.

When I remember

YOU are my Father

and You call me

Beloved

Precious

the Apple of Your Eye

Christ as my brother

Righteous

I am taken from my guilt

and given a new name.

I find complete freedom from fear

here with You

like nowhere else on earth...

Free to love

Free to live

Free to share

Free to give all of this to those around me.

Also I find that in You

I live

and move

and have my being

just beginning to understand

what this means.

Thank You.

Thank You, thank You, thank You.

Forever thank You.

You have made my heart new

inside and out.

Fear is gone

Old is passed away

and New has come.

Hallelujah!