Not the Past

Your name has not passed because You are not the past. Your name is, I Am, because, You are.

Because You are, I am not alone. I kneel at the foot of the Cross, forgiven.

Because You are, and who You are, I am forgiven, and I am free.

When I am under the rule of injustice, I am free.

When I am in chains and imprisoned, I am free.

When I am ridiculed and mocked, I am free.

Held by the pains of hunger, I am free.

Sickness and death cannot overtake me, because, in You, I am free.

Loneliness cannot overcome me because You are always present. I am never alone. I am free.

Fear has no power because You go before me and make my way, and I am free.

Desire to matter dissolves when I am in Your presence because You are, the very great I Am. At great cost to You, You died for me, You love me, I matter and I am free.

I cannot fully grasp Your Majesty, Mercy or Grace. You are beyond compare, my thoughts, my understanding.

You are Perfect, You are Complete.

I cannot add to You by my works or prayers. I cannot take anything away by any action or thought.

You were before the past, You are here now in the present and You are already in the future.

You Are always and forevermore.

You are not the past, You are I Am, and I am yours…and I am Free