Fighting the Darkness

The darkness grasped her in its arms

Fear rose within her heart,
She wanted to break free of it,
But knew not how to start.
 
She struggled, knowing she might fail,
But that she had to try,
She dared not give up or give in,
Though she might want to cry.
 
Then suddenly she felt her fear
Give way to joy again,
For she recalled He’d set her free;
That freedom would remain.
 
And so she shrugged off the darkness
Leaving her fears behind,
Carrying His love in her heart,
His promise in her mind.
 
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners