Xenos: Movement II

Arduous path; a narrow road of hope amidst an immense world
 of fear, sorrow, and death.
Human instinct to earn a right of passage, to gain through 
the toil of hands.
Foreign concept of grace, hesitance to rest in a debt paid 
in full, the ultimate sacrifice.

Relinquish the desire to control; the shackles have been 
broken, no longer bound by self-restraint.
Rest with confidence in the eternal assurance.

Nonetheless, fear strikes with violent force.
The unrelenting allure of the pleasures of flesh, infringes
 on the fortitude of righteousness.
Questions, reinforced by the voice of close-minded 
persecution,
feed the tendency of second-guessing, breeding doubt and 
confusion.

Temporal perspective yields finite understanding;
dwelling on earthly wisdom, shadowed by perceptions of 
truth.
Reliance on personal strength weakens the foundation of the
 power of faith.

A Holy fire now resides inside, unfathomed potential, power
 of the Divine.
Eternal strength will prevail through life's trials and 
travails.
Joy is found through struggle, negating despair.
Power and majesty and sovereign truth rise above the ashes 
of this crumbling world.