Stephanie Rutt
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I Am Waking Now

I am waking now
to the chorus of your Song.
 
I am rising now…running
to sit in sweet darkness with You.
 
I am willing now
to stand in the fire of Your will…
perfectly…still.
 
I am plunging now
into the deep waters of regret
eager…praying…
to emerge naked…twirling…dancing
on the shores of Your grace…
 
Only one path before me now…
carved deep into the palm of my hand
by the clean blade of your word.
 
Gladly I bleed.
Gladly I die.
 
Stephanie Rutt, 2004
​2004 was a year of immense challenge for my family engulfing three generations in a way none of us could have ever foreseen. I wrote this poem after a profound healing session to return home to find two mourning doves trapped on my screen porch – clear symbols of my mother and grandmother already deceased.   
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  • Home
  • About
    • Personal Statement
    • Extended Bio
    • Creation of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple
  • Blog
    • Blog: Become a Force for Good
  • Books
    • Lovers in the Wilderness: Awaken Mystical Unity and Create a Joyful Life with Mantra Prayer
    • An Ordinary Life Transformed: Lessons for Everyone from the Bhagavad Gita - Second Edition
    • The Call of the Mourning Dove: How Sacred Sound Awakens Mystical Unity
    • Living the Prayer of Jesus: A Study of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic
    • Interfaith Worship Manual: The Resource for Creating Interfaith Worship Services
    • The Sheikh and the Preacher
  • Path of Direct Revelation
  • Rolling Ridge Programs
  • Videos
  • Poetry
    • Everyday God
    • I Am Waking Now
    • I Am Here
    • What If
    • Treasures Collection
    • Something Beautiful
    • I Am Running Now
    • S...tut...tering >
      • I Used to Want a Ph.D.
    • Why You Are Here
    • Love's Song
    • My God
  • Spiritual Mentoring
  • Seminary Program
  • Book Audios
    • Lovers in the Wilderness
    • The Lord's Prayer
  • Interfaith Spiritual Practices
  • Contact
  • 3 Feathers Trilogy of Love
  • Newsprint Publications