rest
And again I’ll breathe in deep
and exhale all that is heavy as I remember
Your grace and mercy.
I’ll lay down what’s aching inside as I lie down inside.If my hope rests in you, so will I.
Lead my wandering mind to sit with the silence and remember all You’ve done as I wait for You to arrive.
Teach me to hold on and lean in and stay hopeful when I think of where and who I have been.
Unfold these white knuckled fingers and bring these hands to hand over what is keeping me from being still.
Restore to me the beauty of child-like believing,
like before I heard about disease and death
and before the war in my heart
and mind started to steal my breath.
Push back my shoulders and set me straight as I pause in a world of constant motion.
Won’t You remove what remains pressed on my chest so I can simply wait and rest?
And again I’ll breathe in deep and exhale all that is heavy as I remember
Your grace and mercy.
And again I’ll breathe in deep.
And again I’ll exhale all that is heavy.
And again I’ll remember
Your grace and mercy.
.. .. ..
With hope,
Tanner Olson
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Tanner Olson is a writer, speaker, poet, spoken-word artist, & creator of Written to Speak.
He created Written to Speak to share hope & announce love.