Surrender

A poem, written by my wife Jennifer Mullan (neé Rebeiro).

"Surrender" is an expression of how Jenny felt on discovering the Baha'i faith. Having already been on a spiritual journey, the Baha'i faith was the missing piece in the jigsaw, the culmination of many thoughts and beliefs.

When Jenny met the Baha'is she felt she had come home - a very strong feeling of familiarity. Following the death of her father last year, she had been searching for truths, and answers, to take away the weight of what she felt. Finding the Baha'i faith took away a lot of that fear and anger, replacing it with peace. The poem is an expression of a soul that has been touched by something very special.

Today I surrender my soul to my creator.
I am returning home,
Filled with joy, laughter and hope.
The weight of reality, my reality,
No longer bears heavily upon my shoulders,
Taken in the arms of the all-knowing, all-loving,
Nurtured and cared for, like a young child.
I run with the wind
I dance with the rain
I rise up with the sun
I fly like a bird,
Released from the worries and sorrows of life
For I have been shown new things.
Fear must release me to my God
Anger must leave me,
As a gentle whisper in the wind
Death must lose its sting.
For I have been given eyes to see,
And ears to hear
Peace, calm and love fill every void in my aching body.
Praise be to God,
To Bahá'u'lláh,
For in knowing them,
I have come home.