The Victory of Joy

Clouds of despair roll over me like angry waves.
They try endlessly to engulf me in sorrow and woe.
They churn up the silt of guilt from my past
and plunge me into the depths of desperation.
But, from deep within my soul, I hear the words of
your Spirit lifting me upwards, upwards,
pushing me steadily
toward the light of your truth.
I am overcome with cascades of eternal joy.
Nothing can overcome me,
Nothing can defeat me.
I hold the screaming voices of despair captive
and plunge them down, down,
drowning them in the ocean of your love.