Lyrics from “I Am Free” by Sloan Wainwright:
“I am free, right where I am — a piece of the puzzle, a part of the plan.
I am free. I cleaned up my debt. I take time to accept all the beauty around me.
I won’t walk like a slave today, chained by my regret. My past and my future fade. I forgive, I won’t forget.
Still, I am free. By the Truth in each moment, by the love heaven sent, in my heart, I believe I am free.
I won’t talk like a slave today, suffering to survive. My past and my future fade. I find myself alive.
I am free. Right where I am – a piece of the puzzle, a part of the plan.
I am free. I follow my breath, mindful with each step of this curious journey!
I am free!”
Responsive Reading for Sunday, July 1
“I will look with favor upon you, and make you fruitful and numerous, as I carry out my covenant with you. . . . Ever present in your midst, I will be your God, and you will be my people; for it is I, the LORD, your God, who . . . freed you from their slavery, breaking the yoke they had laid upon you and letting you walk erect…. [My people] “make good [all] debt . . . . I will remember them because of the covenant I made . . .” (Leviticus 26:6-45).
“I am free, right where I am — a piece of the puzzle, a part of the plan.
I am free. I cleaned up my debt. I take time to accept all the beauty around me.”
St. Paul wrote, “For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1).
“I won’t walk like a slave today, chained by my regret. My past and my future fade. I forgive, I won’t forget. Still, I am free. By the Truth in each moment, by the love heaven sent, in my heart, I believe I am free.”
“ . . . The LORD came to my support. He set me free in the open; he rescued me because he loves me” (Psalm 18:19-20).
“I won’t talk like a slave today, suffering to survive.
My past and my future fade. I find myself alive.”
"If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:31-2).
“I am free. Right where I am – a piece of the puzzle, a part of the plan. I am free. I follow my breath, mindful with each step of this curious journey! I am free!”