A Divine Lesson

Today I take in love and let go of fear and doubt.
Today I take in peace and let go of worry.
Today I take in joy and release my perceived wounds.

In this moment I breathe in God's grace
and breathe out the strain of sleeplessness.
In this moment I breathe in God's blessed assurance
and exhale the frustration of perceived powerlessness. 

These lessons were divinely planned.
Where I once was the powerless victim,
I am now the capable caregiver.
Where there was once a man who wounded me,
there is now another who needs my ministrations.
In this new scenario, I am the one with the power,
and I am using it to provide tender, loving, care.
I am learning that we all will
experience extreme moments of vulnerability,
no matter what gender,
no matter how we are built,
no matter how strong others perceive us to be.

I plan to figure out the rest of this lesson
for I feel I only scratched the surface of it.
But in the meantime,
I will again take this moment to breathe in God's love,
to breathe in God's grace,
and to take in God's peace.