Rahab Rising: Rebirth from the Ashes

By Myranda Johnson

Rahab Rising, Rebirth From The Ashes is a deeply personal and poetic account of sexual abuse, crippling addictions, mental health, healing, vulnerability, forgiveness and finding yourself through perseverance and spirituality.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9781796099669

Myranda Johnson

Once a passionate dreamer brimming with curiosity and confidence, Myranda found herself stripped of independent outliers and plans for a future. Suddenly she knew nothing of who she was. The consequential feeling of identity loss was as though she’d forgotten how to be. Forgotten who Myranda, as an individual, lived, the things she loved, what made her laugh, cry, and even what she feared most. It became pertinent that she finds herself behind the words, and break free from society’s neatly categorized boxes. Today, Myranda is a survivor, a mother, and a follower of God. She is passionate about spirituality, creativity, the arts, and her role as a mother. In a world that tells us what to be and how to live, she prides herself on seeking real purpose through faith and challenging the status quo.

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Copyright © 2020 by Myranda Johnson.

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Rev. date: 04/27/2020

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CONTENTS

A Word To The Wise Artist

Beggar’s Breath

Selfish Empathy

Abuse of Power

Ultimatum

Demoness

Tenant

Bleed Me of This Love

Goodbye to Val Vista

This Abyss

Masked Misery

Dial Tone

Harlot

Spiritual Surgery

Endure

Testing Grounds

Lost Awakening

Sleep

Exhausted Sight

Window Pain

Paranoia and Poetry

Music, Love Language of the World

Growth

Hammock

Adventure’s End

World’s Edge

Love Weights

Voyager

Heavy Hearts Called Home

They Come at Night

Turning the Tides

Imprint

Manifesting Prophecy

Divine Truth

Phoenix

Renewal

Return to Sender: A Letter to God

A WORD TO THE

WISE ARTIST

T o allow another’s brush to paint upon your canvas is unwise.

Permit the breath of your bones to guide each stroke of life as the canvas transforms into vibrant colors of experience. Every hue is a chromatic memory delicately depicted. Each one is blended into the next, bringing clarity to the vision. The work is complete only when the artist has retired his or her paints and tucked away the brushes. The world is gifted with yet another masterfully created work of art: a beautiful mess, chaos in color, life on canvas.

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BEGGAR’S BREATH

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