To the soul on this journey: take courage
To the soul alone: take hope
To the soul in battle: tread easily
Run this race not as one, but with one
There is a burden to know your calling
whether it’s to be a Christian or Atheist there is a burden we are all carrying
to convince the unbeliever
to cry with the broken
sit with the poor
have patience, have integrity
teach through self-discovery and disobedience and intolerance
wait patiently for the triumph
wait for the blind to see so that maybe one will put down that drink
wait for the deaf to hear so just maybe one will put down that needle
wait for the lame to raise so they’ll believe again
and wait for the dumb to speak so they’ll be able to witness and clothe another
a burden we carry, a burden I carry, a burden you carry
imprinted on our hearts
to be marked with optimism
clothed in humility
standing through doubt
commit to perseverance, faith, kindness, meekness, the unforeseen, the evil, through the devil’s trials and many errors.
when we love
when we care
when we see the top of the mountain
We realize it’s a glorious burden to carry
given to the swift
pure in heart
strong and overcomers
Thank you, Jesus, for the burden I carry
My Journey, My Style 