The Easter: The Cleansing

A time for reflection. A season of change

A time of rebirth, renewal, cleansing and rejuvenation

A seeking, a searching for the new and reborn

An acceptance, an acknowledgement

That some things long dead are in need of rebirth

That some things long dormant are in need of revival

That some things done wrong need to be righted

A shedding of the old making way for the new

A shrugging off of the withered and the dead

Making way for newness and change

A movement from past and decay

To newness and life

Throwing off of hamperings and restraints

Entering unto freedom and lightness

A time to let cleansing waters flow

Washing over body and soul

Renewing the mind and restoring the heart

Washing away the agents of death

Anger, pain, regret and frustration

Despair, disappointment, fear and abandonment

As the constant coming and going of the tide

Sends Sea waves back and forth upon the beach

So let the cleansing waters take

The old and spent and lost and dead

And bring the new, the true, the full and best

So, do not stand in your own way

Stand still and let the cleansing do its work

For you have toiled and tried; flayed and failed

Tis now time to rest and release

And let healing and rejuvenation flow unchecked

Hide nothing; Hold back nothing

Give all; Free all

And when all is done and finished

You will find delivered

A beautiful brand new you

© Faminu Imabong, 2023