Christian Poetry
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The Invitation
I have done what I can Within the limits of my humanity I have kept on learning Kept striving to be free Now in this pit Of utter despair Please come down And meet me here It’s not about tomorrow Or when all things are put right It’s about this precious momentWhen I invite You Continue reading
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Mistakes
A short poem on regret Bitter taste Burns Leaves a mark On the skin A chance to learn Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Regret, Trauma, Writing -
Pebble
In the darkness And the bitterness of tears In this tragic nightmare This fear of all fears I found a small stone A pebble, no less A shard of hope Given to me in this duress Every day I clasped it It began to grow And notched in its surface Little truths to me, it Continue reading
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Dance Through The Fire
Inspired by song Dance Through the Fire by Life Anthem The fires of life Have been lit by my enemy He has been longing to see Me dance in agony And so I go in And I will dance But I will dance in worship Despite my circumstance I will praise in faith That Continue reading
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Cavernous Hole
Cavernous hole Where a heart once was The chest gapes open Showing all its flaws Life wrenched the heart loose And bitterness embalmed it Put the heart in a chest And buried it in that pit The heart must return For him to live again But for him to reach it He must dig through Continue reading
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Giving It Up
I will lay it all down My future and my past Lay down my selfish desires And to You, hold fast I can’t change my past I must face this truth And I cannot know the future I must give them both to You I must lay down All worry and shame Choose to receive Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Fear, Forgiveness, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Love, Poetry, Redemption, Trust -
Natural Rhythms
The breath in our lungs Every inhale Every exhale A rhythm of mercy The beating of our hearts Every pulsation Every relaxation The cadence of grace The words from our lips Every expression Every articulation Our chance to give thanks Continue reading
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Blackened Stone
A blackened stone In the palm of my hand Once it was white Once it was grand Once it shone bright Like a star in the night sky A precious pearl The apple of God’s eye Then I ruined it Scarred its perfection Now every time I see it I feel so wretched The black Continue reading
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The Father’s Song
Flow over me Cleanse my soul Words of life In beautiful tone Echo within Like a rich thunder Pierce my gloom With notes of wonder The tide swells Music crescendos A fervent beat Starts a new tempo Anguish of heart With joy entwining Carries my soul On the path ever winding Continue reading
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Dread
I am lifting a mountain Holding back the tide My back pressed against the door From a killer trying to take my life I am holding off his blade Inches from my heart On the brink of a waterfall With my ship breaking apart I see beneath the ground I stand To a bottomless pit Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 