You take me on a wild ride.
You spin me around faster than the speed of light,
You throw me down to the pits
You raise me to the summits,
You lift me to soar beside the eagles on high
But then in one fell swoop, you drag me down and I plummet,
You fling me around like a raggedy puppet.
You afflicted me with hell and high water
You plunged me through the mire
You tangled me in a barrage of spades
You surrounded me with towering blockades
You lobbed me with poisonous grenades
Punctured my heart like a hailstorm of blades
You shoved me into a corner
You strangled me in paralyzing manacles
You plighted me with more than ten plagues
You engulfed me and I sank in capsizing waves
You surrounded me by beasts who tackled me
You exiled me in trenches of devastation
You abandoned me to deserts of desolation
You discarded me to the grips of annihilation
You banished me to faraway lands
You condemned me to the claws of the devil
You relinquished me to the clutches of malice
God, don’t you think that is heartlessly callous?
And then from the caverns of reclusion
You lifted me from captivity
You elevated me from the shackles of bondage
You undid the anchors that held me hostage
Like the very first blossoming buds
After the long, mercilessly harsh winter
You unfurled my spirit, you showed me redemption
You paved my way with light, you granted me direction
You lifted me from the squalor
You saved me from depravity
You delivered me from a world of strife
You revived my heart and you gave me life
You infused me with unfettered hope
You bestowed me abundances of strength
You embraced me with blessings of illumination
Miracles and miracles beyond imagination
You ensconced me in a warm hug
You shone upon me your dazzling light
You provided for me, you revealed your face
And I could feel your presence and everlasting grace
Thousands of years ago, you delivered your nation
From the darkness of the Egyptian exile
You rescued them from teetering on the precipice
You brought salvation, the mighty exodus
And although I don’t understand why the suffering
Why they had to endure the wretched misery of exile
Why the torture had to precede liberation
I have faith that it was needed to form one invincible nation
The pain was the catalyst for this magnificent creation.
You take me on a wild ride.
You spin me around faster than the speed of light,
You throw me down to the pits
You raise me to the summits,
You lift me to soar beside the eagles on high
But then in one fell swoop, you drag me down and I plummet,
You fling me around like a raggedy puppet.
But God, even when I feel that you reject me
Even when I feel unloved and discarded
I know that you are here with me
I know that there is a plan and a purpose for me.
I used to think that the lone footsteps on the ground
Are mine alone,
That I was trekking a solitary journey
But as I’m climbing over rocks, mountains, and boulders
I understand that those footsteps are yours, for you carry me on your shoulders.