Reflections

If you knew me you'd know that I would...

I would pour my heart and soul to give the best and all of me

No reserves; all, because that is me...

Who I am called to be; not defined by any worldly standard or dictate...

Not limited by or suppressed by any status or acclaimed hierarchy of what determines my success.

If you knew me, you would see a friend that will stretch every limb to reach you at your point of need.

You see, God created me in the image of Him; my heart is His...

My character, He has molded to suit the likeness of Him, for I am, His...

It's the God in me that longs to shine forth to reveal the revelation of me...

All praises to Him who has kept me strong in my weakness, in my sorrow, in my anger, in my pain...

In Him I trust to be the source of my strength... for He knows, He sees and lives through my being...

my very existence... every breath I take, every waking moment, He has predestined.

The trials I live, the tests I take and sometimes fail, He has set...

He has allowed, for me to go through the fire to be refined...

because of Him, my soul lives and is refreshed and nourished by His words, not man's...

The world is an evil place that I am in, only for a season... for worlds fade.

I render my heart and soul to the one who has fashioned me to serve Him,

that I might fulfill His purpose in me before leaving earth...

If you knew me, you'd know the reason why I live;

to do the will of Him who sent me.


Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
© 2009

Inner Thoughts

I stand there a thousand things pass through my mind

As the sun's rays scorch my skin, the heat rages as I look ahead

Like a mantra, Hope and pray drums in my head...

Hope and pray

Hope and pray

Hope and pray

Hope and pray that soon, one day...

One day will see the actuality of my dreams

One day I would muster up the courage, I would have the bravery
to stand free, unashamed

One day I will look to you and you and you and smile cause I would have achieved something on that day...

No accomplishment of some grandiose feat, no

In the little things, I'd jump one hurdle, one at a time

I would have built with one brick then another,

Humbled by each test, each step I make.

With life in me, each layer of self would be discarded

As the you in me begins to reflect, as I am perfected

I stand in the gap; rid of all impurities

My reflection begins to show, my true identity radiates...

Staring at me, I see you and smile...

So I hope and pray

I hope and pray that I'll see the glory of your light shining through me

Nothing's in vain, I am thankful for what is granted to me now.

For I know all things work together for good...

I wait.


Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
© 2009

A sad reality!

How do I deal with this...

It seems like we are living among animals...

Human beasts whose souls have been ravished by demons

whose trademark trails blood and sorrow.

How can I escape the blatant brutality and cruelty that is poured out on my race.

How can I erase the vivid picture; the image that's tormenting my mind, my spirit...

It seems like one man's sensation and seven day wonder is another's, lifetime nightmare...

Signs are all around us; the end is surely near.

When I see all the killing and backbiting, the hatred and the greed...

No thought for life; life's taken for granted.

How can I continue to absorb what we call news, newsworthy reports that
only pull us down and segregate us as a people.

When only violence, warfare and death, plaster the front pages daily, like a never ending story.

It's a bad dream...

We've become numb to this reality; we expect it and accept it like a natural part of our lives!

These re-occurring events that threaten to break our spirit, that aim to put fear in our hearts...

These events that determine to destroy us - When will they stop?

When will the horror movie finish...?

Sometimes I am in a daze; I try to block the voices out.

Try to avoid the media from infiltrating my mind, yet it's all around us.

When will we make that stand, so that righteousness can flood this land?

When will we truly pray and believe?

When will we as a people change? Change our focus, our lifestyles and recognise that we are our brother's keeper and each other's neighbour?

When will it affect us... when will we wake up, become conscious and radical to implement drastic measures in our land...

You see what fuels evil, is what we feed on... mental decomposition is what we are guilty of.

What do we feed our minds on? What do we listen to and subject our young ones to?

What do we foster in our homes, what do we teach our own.

The tube is becoming our voice, our teacher, our leader...

Instructions are given, directives are craftily engraved in everything we subject our minds to, like subliminal messages.

We are wooed by the beat and the tune, by the glitz and glam of fashion, swayed by the trends that are dictated to us to follow; then we ask ourselves, as if struck by lightening -

Where have we gone wrong?

We are puppets on a string and I wonder who's fooling who?

A day will come when we won't recognise ourselves, because we've lost our identity!

Would that day be too late for change?


Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
© 2009

Saturate me

Your presence fills this place like the morning dew

Sweeping over my soul like a blanket covers me

You saturate me, saturate my spirit with the warmth of your touch

Like rain showers refreshingly; my heart rejoices and bursts in delight -

at the wonder of your awesomeness.

Love like this can only come from you

For your grace has kept me

Made me smile with the rising of the sun

for you are... You're my new day

My assurance is in you

My rest is in you, for your peace dwells in me.

It is well with me, It is well with me.

My soul is well and my spirit praises thee!

You fill my cup, my joy overfloweth!

Long life you promised,

Fulfillment of my every desire...

I've sought after thee,

lover of my mind,

lover of my body,

lover of my soul...

You reign supreme, forevermore.

Saturate me day by day,

uplift me with songs of praise

Sweet symphony I sing to worship you

My dance, I dance for you...

Lover of every inch of my being,

You deserve the praise I give to thee,

as I stand in your presence; as you wash me with your words,

comforting me.

Lord, Saturate me...

I desire You!


Written by: Rachael N. Collymore

© 2009

Let it flow.

Words need not speak when tears flow

Pouring out volumes of unspoken emotions

Lips dare not part to whisper the mystery of the soul's secret

Rivers drown silent screams, as streams move in a seamless fashion...

left uncontrollable... Overwhelmed and heavy laden.

Mental fatigue greets me; this uninvited visitor that threatens to break me.

Break this spirit in me that has waged war against all adversaries...

this spirit that quickens my being and alights fire, blazing...

like energy coursing through my veins, it has strengthened me; like an adrenaline rush...

Yet this heart is burdened, this mind is bombarded with unanswered questions of why.

Why I can't conceive it... My mind refuses to believe it...

Mental pictures flash in succession like a stuck record on playback

If the clock could rewind to erase this vivid memory...

If the clock could rewind to alter fate

If so, would I be left in this state of bewilderment?

Would I be left hopeless and appalled?

Peace cloaks my pent up rage, that it may quell like a wave lost in the sea...

Tears run dry until the well is empty...

Left alone...

Only me.


Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
© 2009

Saving me...

The unspoken strength of your grace...

The unseen love that glows on your face...

You have been near.

Through the chisel and mortar,

you've molded me into the individual you desire to see.

You've shaped my character, tested my faith through

the trials I live and go through day by day...

But you've kept me through the tears I've shed

through the raging storms in my head...

You've given me hope for a new day...

Life to live and to conquer

A word to share and hear.

You've been there through thick and thin.

I'm learning every step of the way the power of praise

The power in giving thanks

The power of forgiveness

I am thankful for renewed strength

for healing, for time

More and more I yearn for you

Your love embraces me when I need a hug and to feel your warmth.

Your touch permeates through my skin to my very soul,

stirring me with your passion.

You desire obedience

You desire commitment

You desire worship

You desire relationship

Through this you extend your grace, your mercy
Showing favour; you've blessed me.

You are to me more than words could ever say.

I know I am blessed and I thank you for saving me

It's like a love affair, knowing that you're there

every step of the way.

There is none like you,

no one else can compare

for you are Love.


Written by: Rachael N. Collymore
© 2009