For Esther

When life has me wearied and I wonder what I’m doing

When all seems lost and I can only cry

When I have lost the song in my heart and wish I were dead

When nothing seems worthwhile and I am down

When I am not happy and wonder if I’ll ever be

When I feel like the worst person in the world and

When I wonder why I am alive

I choose to rejoice in my Saviour who is my joy and my strength

I choose to rejoice in Him who gives me joy in the morning though sorrow may endure for a night

I choose to rejoice in my LORD who overcame death by dying

I choose to rejoice in my Saviour who came to restore me to fellowship with God

I choose to rejoice in my resurrected Christ who used the persecution of the early Christians to lead them out of their comfort zones and to spread the good news

I choose to rejoice in my Lord of Hosts who is my banner in the fight not against flesh and blood

I choose to rejoice in the Lord my shepherd; because of Him I never want

I see, with the eyes of faith, His mercies that are new every morning

I see and I know, He is the bread of Life and with Him I am never hungry or thirsty

I see, I know and I understand, with Him all things are possible; He is my strength

I trust; I hope; I am renewed; and I step out to love just as He did

Because His grace in me empowers me for good and excellent works!

I am His work of art and very precious to Him!

Angela Azumah Alu

07/05/14