The Trade

All the people of the world,

some rich and some poor,

are so much like each other.

We all have a story. We all want more.

Many of us stand

with hands full of ashes,

from our burnt up dreams,

our burnt up hopes,

our burnt up passions. But

There's a rising tide,

a rising, shining hope,

that's filling our hearts

from our heads to our toes.

It tells us, "Just let go of yesterday's glory.

It's time to make room for a new page, new story!"

So,

We let go of one thing

to grab on to another.

We gladly say goodbye

and then receive the new with laughter! 

The trade requires one thing.

There's a faith that must exist,

so then the plan can ride the waves,

for we know that You can do this!

There's a rising tide,

a rising, shining hope,

that's filling our hearts

from our heads to our toes.

It tells us, "Just let go of yesterday's glory.

It's time to make room for a new page, new story!"