hear me roar.

06 Jan 2012 23 Comments

by mary kathryn tyson in life abundant. Tags: five-minute friday

out like a lion, in like a lamb. oh, beautiful lamb of god.

my spirit has been roaring lately. it roars at injustice. it roars at abuse. it roars when my voice is smothered or taken away.

it rumbles quietly, from the deep, deep, deepest parts within.

like a wild animal, i roar when i can’t have it my way or when i want this but know i need that instead.

and i consider i am woman, hear me roar and i love this because, yes. this. i can roar kindly, not aggressively. i can roar in peace, not in defense or anger. lord, teach me.

even so, a ‘roar’ is a battle cry. it’s not nice or pretty or kind. it intimidates in the right ways. it is loud and about freedom. it screams ‘no more’. don’t hold back. let it out. hear you roar.

so, yes. hear me roar.

and i hear the roar of the lion, the great Lion of Judah, who roars to protect his own.

i have this image of him now – so grand, so ginormous and majestic, and i am beneath his paw. not oppressed, but protected.

and i know this is my Father, the one i trust who guards and will not allow harm nor foul. i am safe in the arms of The Great Lion, who is about both peace and justice, who prowls about quietly and fearlessly.

and this is the roar, the roar of The Lion in me.

every friday, i link up with other bloggers over the gypsy mama’s house for five-minute friday. the rules are: just write, without edit or filter. as a practice, it taps into my creative writing, which i love to do.

my one suggestion is that you write before you read so that your mind & heart are fully free to speak.

as always, if you don’t have a space of your own to participate, you are welcome to utilize a comment space here.

today’s prompt: roar.

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