A Ballad -- Miracle On A Beach

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Miracle on a Beach He stands on the Florida shore His heart is full with pain He can not take it any more Cries out in rage and shame Down on his knees, he kneels in sand Buries his face and cries He hides himself behind his hands Believing all the lies Told him by the thousand voices That supersede his own A life of despairing choices Is all he’s ever known Blue-black the sky and bruised with clouds Adrift on wings of wind Blue-black his mind, ablaze and loud It taunts him with his sins “I’m one of nature’s sad mistakes, I have no right to live, I just do not have what it takes I’ve nothing good to give” Deep green ocean, white sparkling sands He prays that God can hear Head bowed in pain, he clasps his hands Contrite, unsure, sincere “I hate the way I’m living now! Release me from my past I did not choose it any how Please set me free at last?” A life beyond imagining A vivid hell each day Is what he lived and how he died A little every day He begs of God a miracle, “Bless me where I’m kneeling Relieve me from despicable Thoughts and awful feelings? “Please lead me to my sanity – Please will You so bless me? I do not ask in vanity – Please will You divest me “Of this burden that I carry These blades of malcontent -- Constant evil thrust and parry Of swords of self-contempt?” *** A sudden, blissful feeling came It brushed his soul with grace He heard the angels sing his name Outside of time and space Sweet peace flowed in, sweet peace flowed out Bathing him in healing His hair rose up across his skin A holy, sacred feeling His anguish fled, oh yes, it fled Unable to remain Chaotic static filled with dread Fell silent in his brain “Listen to me,” he heard God say “Follow your heart with trust It will never lead you astray” He briefly felt non-plussed God’s voice kept whispering clearly “Listen to Me, to ME – I love you so very dearly I’ll never part from thee!” The clouds drew back, sky lightened up Rainbows grew about him His despair-filled heart brightened up Grace arose throughout him This moment of eternity Engulfed him, inside out As feelings of infinity Erased his life-long doubt “Oh, thank you, God! I thank you, God For setting me so free I feel Your love, I’m humble, awed And grateful so to Thee!” “Rise up, My sweet and faithful son – Dear boy, you’re in My Heart I promise you, My Will IS done – Your life’s about start “Being filled with joy and laughter, Friends and family, too – Right here and now, and hereafter, My Light will shine through you “You’ll help the lost and lonely ones Find peace inside their minds -- They’ll learn they’re not the only ones Who stumble, deaf and blind Throughout their days in stagnant haze Of hopeless, helpless rage My Instrument, you’ll show them ways To start a new life page “In language they have always heard, Visible to the blind You’ll spread My Grace in living words, My Love will heal mankind” Grateful tears rose from deep inside Baptized him standing there They fell and rolled to meet the tide That cleansed him of despair Across his soul it swept Great tears of joy he wept God’s promises are kept He’s now awake, who slept (c) 2006