The rain 
pounds 
down
on the roof of my home,
rinsing away 
the strife
and 
the turmoil
of yesterday…
My heart – then asphyxiated
by hard words
and damaged thoughts
and deep fears – 
now beats tentatively
in the lifeboat of 
His mighty hands; 
and I can breathe freely 
again,
listening intently 
as the river of His love 
washes through me.