Inspiring the world
No one else
Loves me the way you do
You were there
When I was born
You have always been my protector
And defender
You said to me,
“Your pain is my pain,”
What a love
So pure, so divine
May we your children
Never doubt your great love
And mercy
And that when I started to cry
When you said goodbye
When you took your love
And gave it
To someone else
I started to cry
When I remembered the home
We built together,
And our lovely kids
I started to cry
When you ignored your children
And pretended they
Did not exist
But I stopped crying
When I remembered
The goodness of God
And his mercy
He became
The father of my children
And I never lacked
He wiped away my tears
And brought David
Who loved me
And grew old with me
And I never remembered
You or your betrayal
Ever again
I’m counting my blessings
Not my sorrows
I refuse to meditate
On negative things
I will rejoice
And be glad in Him
I will beautify
My mind
With the word of God
He said I’m blessed
He said I’m healed
He said I am beautiful
I am who He says I am
I reject negative thoughts
I contemplate the heavens above
The wonders of heaven
And the love of God
I can see a golden hand street out
The hand writes on the cloud
Pure golden clouds
Thick and powerful
Child give me your heart
Open your heart
I reply,
“Lord, take my heart
It belongs to you
Make me understand
That your love is all that matters
Every other love flows from you
The source of living love
I will love you
O Lord my God
Because you deserve
All my love.”
Rising from the dust I made a promise
To myself
To hate the dust
My garment was grey
And torn
My hair was thin
And brittle
I looked ugly
Rising from the dust
I washed myself in gold
My hair turned to gold
A white garment was given to me
Studded with silver, diamond and gold
I was given golden sandals
Royalty embraced me
And I looked like royalty
Rising from the dust
I dared to dream
The dream of dreams
I dreamt of the
Emancipation of my brethren
I dreamt of liberty and peace
I dreamt of equality, fairness and justice
Rising from the dust
I see a great future
For me and my brothers
Even if it eludes us here
There is a land above the galaxies
Where love reigns supreme
A glorious Kingdom
Rising from the dust
I am constantly glad
Because I know that
That Kingdom will come
My comforter
My Peace
My counsellor
My strength
My helper
My shield
My best friend
Who consoles me
You are all I need
Trouble does not discriminate
It is an illiterate
And very disrespectful
The rich also cry
Everyone has trouble
Big or small
Trouble does not announce
It’s arrival
It comes like
A thief
The brave overcome
Many troubles
And many waters
Because
They remain calm
In trouble
You cannot buy your
Way out of trouble
A trouble free existence
Is fraudulent
It is a mirage
Trouble develops
You
If it is godly sorrow
Prayer is the voice
Of men in trouble
Prayer is a companion
Of trouble
Because when trouble knocks
All you can do is pray
They called me a dreamer
Because I had so many dreams
I was fifteen, lively and determined
I could not stop talking
About my passions
I wanted to be a great sports person
And produce movies
What a funny combination
I remember one girl very clearly
“Chloe, you are such a dreamer,”
She would say loudly
And the whole class would laugh at me
Including Harry
My high school crush
They made me feel stupid
For having dreams and passions
It never bothered me
I was firmly convinced
With wild and firm
Resolutions
Untamed and energetic
In its intensity
Was my passion
I was like someone possessed
Because the thoughts
Wouldn’t go away
So I rehearsed relentlessly
Swimming after swimming
I was trained by the best
Swimming instructors
I saved money
And bought the best software
For film production
Trainings after trainings
Software after software
I persisted
And never gave up
Or looked back
Now I look back
And I am pleased
With where I am
I have one of the best movie production
Companies in the world
And I have won
Many swimming medals
And championships
My dreams became
Reality
Because I clung to them
And never let go
Dreams and passions
Have life in them
Never let go of
Your hopes and your dreams
Because they were planted in you
By God
Make sure you make time
To pursue those activities
That make you happy
And be sure to make money
From your dreams and passions
Because that is God’s will
Ignore those mockers
And silly voices
Telling you
You are a dreamer
Cling to your dreams
And never let go
You conquered all
In love and power
You defeated death and
Redeemed us
From the bondage of
Sin and death
I worship you
Because of your
Great mercy