Freedom
Screaming
Inside I am screaming
I am trapped in a cage
I do not belong here
“Get me out!”
I try to get out but it is impossible
Or do I only think it is impossible?
I am screaming- I don’t belong here
I have dreams
Dreams too big for me to stay here
“Why am I here?”
Please someone help me
Do I really need help?
I have done everything I can
But there has to be something more
Something I haven’t tried
God…God… open my mind
I am trapped
You are greater than this
Your wisdom makes my wisdom look like a withered leaf
Your knowledge makes my knowledge look like a broken piece of a branch
Your understanding makes my understanding look like a tiny ant wondering
Surely you can give me insight and revelation
Surely you can make a way where there is no way
I beg you, God of the universe, get me out of here!
This cage is not for me
I am a creative creature that thrives off of beauty, colors, innovation, and art
This cage is gray and imagination dies here
This cage is so small; I feel like my ambitions are suffocating
I am not free to fly, dance, and jump
I can’t get on a motorcycle and experience the adrenaline of driving it
I can’t go parachuting and see my life flash before my eyes from the fright (I am afraid of heights, but who said that was going to stop me?)
I can’t go see the beauty of France, Germany, and Ireland
I can’t go see the glory of the Smokey Mountains and the Grand Canyon
Or behold the magnificence of the auroras in Canada
Or swim in the fairy pools of Scotland and the dreamy waters of Hawaii
Or enter into the azure temple in Chile and pretend I am in another world
Or be in awe of the Victoria Falls and worship its Maker
Or be stunned by the Rainbow Mountains of China and acknowledge I am a masterpiece too
What is better?
I want to feed the hungry; give families to the orphans
And heal the sick; set the oppressed free
I want to give hope to the despairing; empower the weak
And give riches to the poor and homes for the homeless
To teach children to succeed and to love
To teach adults to be free, to prosper and be in peace
There is so much more! So much more that has to be done, that can be done to improve the worlds of all the lives of the people on this earth
Everyone matters
I care
God I know you care more than all of us combined
I know you want to help more than all of us combined
I know you have plans
I am in a cage and I am screaming
Screaming for justice
Screaming for freedom
God, you said your plans are good and not for evil
Plans to give me a hope and a future
Where is my hope? I do not see it
All I see are the walls that confine me
I am frustrated, “Get me out!”
God, where is the future, where is the good?
You have plans…
I close my eyes and look out with my faith
I see you
I see it now
I see the future, I see the good
I jump into hope
I jump into peace
I jump into the impossible
I hear you say “Welcome to the Future”
My cage has been opened
My dreams are coming true
“I am free!”
I am finally free
