Fire Water

Illustration by Sophie Wun

I tried to drown myself

with the water of self-condemnation

satisfied with being extinguished

from flames I believed

would only burn people

in the end, it was me who got scorched into ashes

but God brought me back to life

in His depths of living water

flowing into the cracks of my heart

I didn’t even know were there

The Lord is trembling in all His glory

feeding the fuel of freedom, love and joy

in the candle of my heart

showing me that I can exist in myself, through His grace

and His grace alone.