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Because I am loved, there's no need to explain myself to You.
Because I am loved, there's no need to excuse myself to You.
You know all about me, yet call me Your friend, Your delight, Beloved;
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All I have to do is be still.
Because I am loved, there's no need to hide my face in shame.
Because I am loved, I'm free to run into Your waiting arms
And be held safely, strong and secure, near to Your heart
All I have to do is be still.
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It's so easy to struggle when all I can see
Are the dark broken places that make up me em
But I'm finding in stillness, You're drawing me close to say
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"Just let Me lo-ve you."
Because I am loved and I love in return I'll try to be still
Because I am still I'm letting You love my heart into wholeness
I'm waiting, accepting, and wanting You near, and closer than I've ever been.
All I have to do is be still.
(c) Sara Beth Wagner, July 2010
adapted from Sue Garmon, qtd in Souvenirs of Solitude by Brennan Manning (c) 2009 Brennan Manning
