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Let Me Be

Let me be that rose, that The Lord God, Himself ordained me to be. I must be that rose, that gives the sweet smelling fragrance of hope to the downtrodden and the forgotten. I need to be the sweet fragrance of love to the hateful. I shall be that sweet fragrance of peace to the violent and the warmonger. I will be the wonderous frangrance of truth to the liar. I must also be the sweet smelling fragrance of courage to the cowardly. Yes, I will even be the sweet fragrance of frankincense that was plucked from the resin of The African Trees, of strength to the weakling. I really really need to be that rose, who's fragrance will cause the dissipation of doubt and disbelief to overcome the impossible. I wonna be that rose for all living, that breathes the sweet breath of life that inspires the belief"I Can!" Can I be that radiant brown sweet smelling fragrant rose, that causes the blind to behold the life of light as their sight? I must become that precious rose that will sacrafice his place upon the bush that came from "The Rose Of Sharon" vine, that all may know the perpetuating purpose of my life. I hope to become that rose that shall bridge the gap of all our precious children hearts back to the hearts of the fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles, aunts, and God Almighty. For "I Am That I Am," ordained me to be a brown rose, in the troublesome garden of life, before I returne to my vine which I was plucked from. So, Please Let Me Be That "Brown Rose."

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Date: 6/25/2009 6:45:00 AM
really beautful, I like the way your words go so deep and thoughtful, For I Am that I Am that will stick in my mind for the rest of the day.
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