Spirit of Courage

Spirit awaken in me the courage to be the me I am, the me that you know well. The struggles in this life are real yet can be easily overcome should I invest in my commitment to You, invest in that which I innately know, that which you whisper into my soul.  I wish to walk with my head held high, seeing the world, not pass but rather blossom before my very eyes.  Courage you have instilled in me, this courage I posses and now must act upon.  I want to feel our connection mold my judgment as it intercepts the lies of the ego and squashes the falsehoods projected as truths from my pride.  Into this world I choose my destiny, my fate a product of choice; I choose faith, I choose courage, I choose our connection that I may grow in the Father's love and move without reservation, captivating a sense of self fostered only by sincere love and commitment to You.  Awaken in me, oh great Spirit, a sense of commitment to truth that only the heart can reveal, for its recognition is based upon a deep understanding of holiness.  I commit to You myself that  wisdom may flow from my every action and truth revealed in my every word.  Among the clouds You wander, taking shape as I grow, forming shapes that I may feel at home.  Recognition of Your presence once escaped me but I have learned to use my heart making me forever filled with love, filled with understanding that I may clearly see each moment with a clarity only the heart can project.  You pave the path for a future of hope and yet fear kept me from such a walk.  No longer will fear nor doubt keep me from anything for You have shown me the passions of my heart, the contents of my soul and now I choose to live in the freedoms granted by the crucifixion of Christ.  Love poured forth from His action, poured from the from His every word; love now be my action, my word that settle the aches of another.  Committed to faith, I turn to You and ask for assistance when I slip back into my forgetful, passive ways.  Thinking life too difficult, too painful, to unsure, I will put forth the effort to become lost, to hide in the shadows and let life happen.  It is in these moments I need most Your guidance, Your love, You willingness to push that I may walk one step further and see the cloud formations, feeling Your loving presence.  Practice courage I shall and just knowing that You are by your side, ready to save me from myself, I stand tall prepared to walk, prepared to speak, perspires to act upon the courage of my heart, the holiness of my soul.  Without thought I move into this day, prepared to grow, prepared to see faith in motion as I accept my purpose.   Living faith within the freedoms of humanity, within the confusion of rational thought, within the confines of the ego...I choose to live faith and embark on a future paved by Your reality, paved in holiness, illuminated by love.  Freedoms granted to my person I accept as my purpose holding onto the wisdom of my soul and the intense clarity to which my heart brings to each survey of reality.  To some the world is remote, to others it is frightening; to me it is hopeful by design and loving as erected by Your hands.  Courage to see, courage to hear, courage to feel You in this moment is courage I wish to experience every moment, in every breath.  I set aside doubt with no intent to place it back in my knapsack for this knapsack reserved for hope, for peace, for love, for understanding, for wisdom, and for courage.  Courage You instilled in me, courage I have now discovered.  You have awakened in me the courage to see the world in truth and experience the world in love; by accepting my person, accepting my mission, I have become fully aware of my purpose, fully aware of our connection.  Transitory my humanity, diurnal my choice of courage that I may live eternally, in love. My path You have illuminated in love, my path I have chosen for Your courage has granted me sight of the heart and wisdom of the soul.  When doubt enters my mind, I simply look up and my heart sees in the clouds the love You so generously offer, the love I graciously accept.  Thank you oh great Spirit of the Father, thank you for guiding me through the many windy paths and instilling in me the courage to slay the dragons of ego and pride.  My present is bright and my future bountiful for in this moment I know my heart and accept our connection as truth moving through the hills and passing through the valleys.  There is not place I cannot visit, nothing more shall I miss for my days passively sitting in the shadows have ended as courage leads my moments.