Woman

Went to the well in the middle of day

To hide my shame and steal away

Saw Him there at the water’s edge

My heart so thirsty and so dry

He spoke my name and he sang my life

He said “Woman, oh woman

Don’t you know you’re loved

Woman, oh woman

You are the heart of God

Oh, woman”

Thrown to the ground, to the ash and dust

A stone’s throw away from the face of love

He knelt down, drawing in the dirt

As one by one they dropped their stones

And when at last we were alone

He said “Woman, oh woman

Don’t you know your worth

Woman, oh woman

Cherished from the first

Oh, woman”

Went to the tomb at the break of dawn

With my broken heart and my broken song

Saw him there standing in the light

Saying “don’t seek the living where the dead have gone

I have chosen you to tell everyone”

Deeper than your woundedness

Brighter than your scars

Holy work of holy hands

This is who you are

Fearless is the voice you own

Dignity, your song

Clothed in strength and radiancy

This is who you are, this is who you are

Oh woman….