Awakening the Night - Paperback

by Darnell P. Smith (Author), Chelsey J. Macklin (Editor)

To every battle you enter, I pray for your greater victory,

not just the one that wins applause, but the kind that transforms you.

The kind that allows you to grow and evolve,

even in moments the world may call losses.

It's in those very places of pain, pressure, and perceived defeat

that we gain access to something Greater.

Something sacred.

Something called Creator,

the force that steers you through every movement,

even when your steps feel uncertain.

May the moments when you reach your limits

lead you to discover a new rhythm within,

one that stretches your lungs

so you can inhale this breath called life more fully.

I want you to go deeper into your own knowing.

There's a path to something beyond,

but we must each greet the Creator

through the lens of our own Being.

Grow in such a way that the shift within you

is more profound than the one others can see.

Be more concerned with strengthening the muscles

you can't touch,

the ones that hold your peace,

your purpose,

your truth.