Christ
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A Prayer to God
Prayer Bring healing to my heart Peace to my distress I admit my disappointment But choose to trust Your faithfulness Take away my hurt Fill me with hope again Hold me in my brokenness Free me from my shame God I am the One who holds your heart I collect your tears in a bottle… Continue reading
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Heart Cry Haiku
A haiku on worship The cry of my heartThe yearning within my soulHis love, nothing else Continue reading
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Dry Wells
Dry wells In the depths of our souls A deep ache of emptiness A gaping hole We’ve filled them up with dirt And the dryness took hold The stone has begun to crack The walls starting to fold He comes and digs a new well In the desert of my heart Salvation marks a new… Continue reading
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Flow
Steady this hand As it hovers over this paper Guide it O Lord Don’t let it waver May every stroke And every flourish Point towards You And someone nourish As the ink flows From the nib of this pen May Your Spirit flow From me into them Continue reading
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Fiery Darts
Accusing darts fired A hailstorm of fiery arrows Piercing my bones Right down to the marrow Are we resisting this onslaught? Or are we standing by passively? Accepting this barrage of guilt Letting it define our identity Wake up! The punishment has already been taken Our guilt has been transferred In our place, He was… Continue reading
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Cracked Pots
Shattered pieces Shards of clay The once-smooth texture Now riddled with dismay Damaged goods We label ourselves And slide our way To the back of the shelves He searches in the shadows For those who hide Those with shattered confidence To bring them new life Cracks of shame Filled with the clay of grace Old… Continue reading
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Joy of Worship
A haiku on worship Heartache stripped away Pouring out passion and praise Our God meets with us Continue reading
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Words
Words dancing On the tip of my pen On the tip of my tongue A river of black ink Poems flowing From the darkness of dusk From the brightness of dawn Daily rhythms re-synced Stories baking In the heat of my passion In the furnace of my heart My imagination expanding Spirit flowing In the… Continue reading
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Reaching Out
I reach out In the crowd, concealed To touch the hem of His garment So that I can be healed I have held on To so many things Tried to keep control Tried to hide what was within It is when I let go And reach for Him That my mud-stained hands Are cleansed from… Continue reading
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The Wooden Cup
Drink from my cup The Saviour gently urges It is simple, carved from wood But at a great price, was purchased I put no adornment on it No embellishments to allure I give you my word It holds what you’re looking for Feel the wood’s graining It is rough to the touch But it tells… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 