Gratitude
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Lighthouse
You shone Your light Into my dark world Pierced the night of my sorrows With the power of Your Word Your truth illuminates The shadows melt away My path is lit up Like beacons on a runway You led me back To the path of Your calling Had mercy on me When my life was… Continue reading
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Ravine Haiku
A Easter Haiku Deep ravine splits usOur aching hearts call across Your bridge made from blood Continue reading
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Truths
You are free Untangle yourself from lies Know your true worth From the ashes rise Comfort in your pain Strength when you are weary Christ is in You Overcome in His victory The ultimate sacrifice given Our enemy defeated Our battle already won In heavenly places, we are seated Continue reading
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Designed
I am designed by You God Constructed intricately Out of millions of configurations You decided on me But the world tells us we’re worthless Unless we fit its mould Submit to its image of perfection So like sheep, we follow So instead of embracing How we were made We lock our gifts away And they… 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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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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Grateful
Every inhale Every exhale The breath in our lungs Every pulsation Every relaxation The flow of blood in our veins Every articulation Every comprehension The connection between us Every sun rise Every night sky The chance to treasure it all Continue reading
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Joy
Joy erupting A well of emotion Tears brimmingThe first drops of an ocean That feeling when You taste the sweet truth When years of deception Are revealed to you Wrists no longer numb No longer bound by chains The fog has cleared And so has the pain It was a journey That lasted so long… Continue reading
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Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Doesn’t anyone want to knowWhat I have inside? Is there anyone in this earth With who I can share my mind? Why am I alwaysOn the outside of the circle? Forced to earn acceptance By climbing over hurdles Deep inside of me Thrashed ideas and words They bellowed in rage at me That they were… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 