I Will Walk into the Storm

I will walk into the storm with hope

that it beats me to the ground, then

whips me skyward in a mad frenzy.

I will walk into the storm because I

know that my soul needs violence

to awaken from the sleep of death.

I will walk into the storm of my own

free will, otherwise its terrible power

will have no positive affect on me.

I will walk into the storm expecting to

walk out the other side, by grace, made

capable of love through brokenness.

I will walk into the storm for no other

reason than to be worthy of those

who depend on me to be true.

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