I Believe

I tried writing this as a spoken word - used it in a sermon

I believe 

-not deceived 

-not opiated 

-not manipulated 

-I believe and I receive 

-a faith as old as story as old as creator 

I believe 

-to keep me here 

-not to dematerialize 

-not to be invisible but indivisible 

-an earth man – a human kind  

-I believe and I receive 

-an identity made not manufactured 

I believe  

-and I enter in 

-the river running deep 

-beyond my knowledge 

-beyond my effort  

I believe and I receive  

-wisdom that listens 

I believe  

-faith pouring down 

-raining down 

-drenching ground 

-kneeling down 

I believe and I receive 

-grace for my sorrow  

I believe 

-reviving my soul 

-making me stand 

-making me testify 

-not resisting – not persisting in my doubt 

-not holding back –  

I believe, and I receive 

I believe -and silence