Poem

God:    Arise Erika! Let your light shine! For the glory of the LORD is shining upon you. Arise my love, my beautiful one, and come away; for behold the winter has passed, the flowers are in bloom and the time of singing has come. Yes spring is here! Arise my love, my beautiful one, and come away. You, Erika, have ravished my heart, you are my treasure; my bride. You are precious to me, you are honoured and I love you! “I have loved you deeply, with an everlasting love,” says the Lord. “You are my own special treasure.”

Erika:  Lord satisfy me with your love, for you are soo good, so ready to forgive and so full of unfailing love.  For you, oh Lord are all I really want in life.

God:    I created you, I have made you fearfully and wonderful and have cared for you, since before you were borne. I will carry you, and save you.  I have chosen you as my bride, my beloved. I the Lord delight in you and claim you as my own. I will rejoice over you, quiet you with my love, and sing over you. I hold you in my hand, and carry you close to my heart.

Erika:  O LORD, your unfailing love is better than life itself, LORD satisfy me with your love, for you are ALL I really want.

God:    My child, I have loved you with an everlasting love. I will not fail nor abandon you, so be strong and courageous, for I the Lord am with you, wherever you go. I clothe you with strength and dignity. I will give you beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning and praise instead of despair. All will be well with you, my child, for I know the plans I have for you, they are for good, and not disaster to give you a future and a hope. You will be overcome with joy and gladness, and you will inherit a double portion. Know all my promises are true, for I am the Lord, and I do not change.

Erika:  O LORD your love endures forever. You alone are GOD and you alone are worthy of all praise.

God:    Erika, I promise to rebuild you; I will loosen all the chains that bind you. I will remove from you all the insults and mockery against you. I have made you victorious! For I am about to do a brand new thing, see I have already begun, see a new life has been created in you. For I delight in you! Arise Erika, my love, my beautiful one and come away with me.