God, When I cried out in anguish You brought relief. Peace, where there shouldn’t have been. In my lowest moments, You did not leave my side And the one time I feared I had pushed You too far away. Still, You were there, even then. Your love is unmatched. And Your eye is ever on…
Shattered
Peering past the worn edges through the stacks and stickiness left behind from the words that fell long ago. Yet their residue still remains, smearing the surface and disfiguring the distant image below. Over the cracks and shards of brokenness that lay hidden underneath. At a glance it is a mosaic pieced together from everyone…
Chosen
He was chosen to: Proclaim good news to the poor, Set the captives free, And give justice to a suffering humanity. My Creator was chosen to restore, reclaim, And renew a lost world. I was chosen: To act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with Him. To give hope, Be His hands and feet, And…
Our King Jesus
Jesus our King, so wise and true, He came to earth to rescue you. With humble heart and steady hand, He walked among us, yet so grand. A humble birth, in a stable of hay, Born to bear our sins, show us the way. He healed the sick, and restored one’s sight, He calmed the…
Silent Whispers
Words whispered or spoken tears sliding down red cheeks, breaths forcefully expelled. In the silence. One or a combination either way He hears. Constant communication with the One who knows all. Yet wants to be invited in, even in the mess or the joy, or the messy joy. In the little or the big, in…
God Saw
She cried and wailed to him through the night Unashamed about her plea for a child She stood unwavering, despite her impending sentence Fought for her heritage, her people, her life She knelt lowly, and not one ounce was wasted Of tears or perfume on the feet of her Master She believed firmly and risked…
Courage Over Fear, Not Under
Courage broke the shackles of fear That once held me captive, afraid That one so Great, would ever notice me However, indeed, He did Courage took off the blindfold And lifted up my eyes To gaze upon the One Who knows all, sees all, loves all Courage held my hand When it saw me weakly…