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(Spoken Word Version)
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Dear Lord…
You hear my cry—
even when I don’t have the strength
to say it out loud
In my weakest moments,
when darkness doesn’t just surround me—
it pulls me…
drags me
to a place
where forgiveness feels distant…
unreachable
And there I am—
stripped of pride
naked… vulnerable…
with tears
that don’t ask for permission
just fall
You know this pain
not from a distance—
but with me
as if every ache in my chest
echoes in Yours
And still…
through the fears I carry—
the quiet ones
the heavy ones
the ones that weaken my spirit—
You reach in
You don’t hesitate
You don’t question
You just… lift
Out of the darkness
and into light
like a sudden sunrise
on a day I didn’t think would come
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I remember…
walking along the beach
trying to clear my mind
But loneliness—
it followed me there too
Like a tide that refused to turn
pulling me under
again…
and again…
Yet somehow…
in the middle of that weight
I noticed You
In the stretch of sand beneath my feet
where the ocean once stood
in the rhythm of waves
that knew when to stay
and when to let go
And I realized—
You were sharing that space with me
Not speaking…
just present
Then the sun began to set—
and it wasn’t just a sunset
it was a reminder
Your beauty doesn’t leave
just because the day is ending
I watched people on the dock—
casting lines
pulling life from the water
And in that moment
I saw provision
I saw care
I saw You
And somehow…
my pain softened
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Not gone—
but quieter
Then I looked down at my phone…
And there it was
An answer
not loud
not dramatic
but exactly what I needed
And just like that—
hope returned
Not all at once
but enough
Enough to breathe
enough to stand
enough to believe again
You rekindled something in me
something I thought I lost
Trust
And for that…
I thank You
For being there
when I fall apart
For holding me
when I can’t hold myself
For being…
my safety net
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