Graduation

I often hear people say, “if only these walls could talk”

But I say, “If only you could see where I’ve walked”

Hindsight is 20/20, always perfect vision

In the midst of, however, you wonder about your decision

Mind and heart in division, try to stay focused on the mission

Never thought I’d be in summer school, then again, life is always a class

Always a teacher, always giving a new task

It’s been a long journey, but it’s one I’ve come to appreciate

I bless God that I can proclaim that I can graduate!

Because though I am not where I want to be, I’m no longer where I was…

And if I haven’t learned anything else, I learned about God’s unconditional love

I learned about endurance in this place of making

I understand that in order to be made whole there has to be a breaking

And oh was there a shaking, but God is a keeper

Especially when climbing that mountain it seemed to get steeper

Through the shame and the pain, God I said I’d never complain

And you have given me a rest that falls down like rain

Great is your faithfulness, there is none like You

Who is like our God? To know what I have need of even before I ask You

And so, in this season, you gave me strength to say, “I’m no longer bound by this situation”

The demonstration of the proclamation? The flipside is the graduation!