I once was afraid…
Afraid to live
Afraid to die
To laugh, to love, to play, to try
Afraid to dance
To take a chance
To wave my hands
To sing and prance
To say hello
To smile
To blink
To breathe
To speak
Afraid lose
Afraid to win
Afraid to give
Hard-pressed to forgive
Afraid to let go when it’s time to do so
Afraid to hold on…and wait for my change to come
Afraid to live my life out loud so that the world will know
Conflicted and paralyzed
By the things I over-analyzed
The fear of man superseded the fear of God
But I will be your slave no more, fear
God’s Spirit lives here, so you’ve got to stay clear
His perfect love is always near
Whom the Son sets free is free indeed
And I am not ashamed of the gospel creed
Now l live and move and have my being in God Who sees
The fearfully, wonderfully, authentically-made me
The “me” that only I can be
A Wellspring Of Thought 