El Shama

 He hears us 
 He hears us not in the way we want to be heard 
 But in the way we need to be heard 
 He hears our innermost desires 
 Our inner cries, our inner requirements 
 He knows what size fits us 
 It’s never a ‘one size fits all’ 
 But rather a call 
 To ensure we remained called 
 According to his purpose  

 He hears us 
 He hears our every emotion 
 And fills us up with the notion 
 That we are worthy 
 That we are loved 
 That we are valued 
 That we can rise above 
 Rise above those thoughts that cry out 
 Those ideas that make us doubt 
 That make us search for clout within this world 
 When it is written: ‘we have overcome the world’ and all its spoils  

 He hears us 
 He hears our heartbeat 
 And knows the rhythm to a t 
 He knows us by the very strand of our hair 
 He knows our every care 
provided we are willing to cast them unto him 
 Allowing him to bear the weight 
 Because he can and it will never frustrate him 
 It will never make him move away 
 Because our God is near to those who are near to him 
 He draws close like a deer searching for the nearest spring 
 He longs for those moments spent with him 
 In perfect bliss  

 He strengthens us to raise our head to him 
 ‘Look up child’, he says - turn your eyes to me and don’t look away 
 Don’t hesitate to prostrate 
 To be you, to be vulnerable 
 To be moved, to hunger no more 
 Because he feeds us 
 He pleases us 
 He fills me up with joy 
 Pleasure evermore 
 Oh boy! 
 What more can I say 
 Except to rest in his embrace 
 Except to open my lips to glorify his name  

 He hears us. 
 He is there for us
 He will never leave nor forsake us 
 What type of love is this? 
 A one that insists to exist 
 Even before I was formed you knew me 
 You knew my iniquity 
 And still said - ‘she’s for me’ 

 Thank you Lord 
 Thank you Father, you are good 
 I will lift your name and give you praise 
 Because my name calls for it 
 My sheer existence is a call to it 
 A call to give God all the glory and the praise 
 A resounding noise 
 Jericho is won 
 And He reigns forevermore.  

 My El Shama.