Slumbering Heroes

Each day dawns

Rich with hope

Ripe with risk

And burdened with choice

Not for the faint of heart

This life given to us

And rest is not granted

Until the journey’s end

So lift your eyes

Face into the wind

Step onto the road

Leave the past at your back

No battles are won

And no victories given

When fear rules hearts

And our eyes are closed

No accidental heroes

No cowards find victory

It takes a decision

It takes a renewed mind

And we cannot obtain this

Never grasp it on our own

True strength found on bent knees

Heads bowed over hallowed ground

We, the adopted sons and daughters

Grafted into a new family tree

Draw from roots planted deep

A strength that leads to victory

So when the coming battle

Reaches our very own shores

We will not stumble or falter

For His light shows us the way

We have only to open our hearts

Listen even now with spiritual ears

Take a hammer in hand

Nail our fears to the cross

Be thankful for a new dawn

Another day of possibilities

Strap on the holy armor

And rush forward into the fray

For there are heroes

Living among us

Living within us

Just have to hear the call

So listen carefully

Today let’s pay attention

For the call is going out

And you are looked for

When today’s sun is setting

I pray your heart is content

Having fought the good fight

Your hero awakened from slumber