Healing
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Dawn & Dusk Intro
I write poems of light and dark. From the darkness of my experience of depression to the light of my faith and hope in Jesus Christ. On some days, my poems feel like a brightening dawn. On others, like a deepening dusk. But always I hold on to the truth. That the light will overcome… 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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Perspective
What seems like a loss now, God can use for good. I walked alone Lost in the night Candle fading And there was no other light The waves towered My belongings lost I clung to the mast And wept at the cost Now I walk in the night No longer alone God my guiding star… Continue reading
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Thirst
Quench me But may I always thirst for more Increase my capacity But also my desire for You, Lord Let my heart be an ocean That forever breaks its borders Let my joy be a river That forever flows over When the well within me Becomes a cesspit of despair And the clouds of hope… Continue reading
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I Burned and I Bled
I burned and I bled Was dipped in boiling water Imprisoned in damp cells My feet placed in mortar I felt the stark isolation Of a darkness ever-deepening I felt the force of water Of a tide never retreating I sang songs of woe To empty skies at night Scrawled words of agony In a… 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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Cry of my Heart
An empty cry From an empty heart The sound of a yearning That could never start Surging like the sea Its roar so immersive Thrashing in frustration And yet no one else sees it But You see it And You understand For You too faced pain When You came down to these lands You draw… Continue reading
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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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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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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
Dawn & Dusk 