Powered by the Holy Spirit

  He is my Way maker; He is my Redeemer; He is my Perfecter; He is my Protector; He is my Savior;   He is my Restorer; He is my Deliverer;  He is my Comforter; He is my Beautifier; He is my Purifier;   He is my King; He is my Rock; He is my Shield; He is my Lord; He is my Wisdom;   He is my Light; He is my Joy; He is my Peace; He is my Grace; He is my Faith;   He is my Praise; He is my Life; He is my Breath; He is my Strength; He is my  Friend; He is my Forever!    

  I don't promise it won't hurt; I don't promise you won't cry; I don't promise it will be easy; I don't promise it will make sense; I don't promise all the answers; I don't promise the entire picture; I don't promise, but this I promise   I promise to truly love you; I promise to never leave you; I promise to feed, clothe and shelter you; I promise to comfort you; I promise to shield you; I promise to keep you; I promise to redeem you; I promise to restore you; I promise to correct you; I promise to teach you;  I promise to favor you; I promise to be faithful to you; I promise to be kind to you; I promise to be gracious to you; I promise to be gentle with you; I promise to be patient with you; I promise to walk with you; I promise to cry with you; I promise to be with you, forever.    

  Will you let me in?  I have been standing here for a while now; I know everything is not okay in there; Still, I will not force my way in; When you are ready, let me in. It's me again, still here knocking; I can tell you are sad by your soft cries; I won't get tired of knocking; You know I have a really comfortable shoulder you can cry on; I'm right outside your door, I won't move an inch. Today, you are having a rough day; I can tell because, just like yesterday, you are sobbing; It breaks my heart that you are in there alone; Knock Knock!  I can come in and you can tell me all about your day I hear footsteps coming towards the door; I am excited that you finally want to let me in; Oh wait, the footsteps are silent now; Where did you go? Are you afraid? Are you still there?  You make a sound as though trying to get up; I hear the footsteps once again; The door knob is turning; You are crying - now loudly.   The door flies wide open; I take you in my arms; The...