Love
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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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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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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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In the Battle
Lift up your headThough an army approaches Look to the heavens Look to where your help is See the light Piercing through the cloud Know that I am here And the two of us make a crowd Though you hold A sword and a shield I will fight this battle Make your enemies yield As 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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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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Heart Cry Haiku
A haiku on worship The cry of my heartThe yearning within my soulHis love, nothing else Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 