An old colored-pencil sketch, done in 2001.

Thine Is the Power

Because...I Need

I hold the hand of Faith because I am blind.

I need her eyes to see for me.

I hold the hand of Courage because I am afraid.

I need her strength to comfort me.

I hold the hand of Love because I am unlovely.

I need her to see past that.

I hold the hand of Confidence because I have none.

I need her trust in me.

I hold the hand of Prayer because my words are inadequate.

I need her eloquence to empower me.

I hold the hand of Wisdom because I am foolish.

I need her insight to preserve my mind.

I hold the hand of God, because with His own,

He holds all there is of me.

Descriptions

Without measure

Without impartiality

Without hypocrisy

Without conditions

Without favoritism

Without ignorance

Without selection

Without boundaries

Without limitations

Without reservations

Without apprehension

Without insecurity

Without doubt

Without time

Without impossibilities

…Within Perfection—Your Love.