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…
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…
Moving stealthily even under a steeple Roots are healthy as a harbinger of evil Proving helpful to wealthy, yet fragmented people Money moves, money matters, money is lethal Greedy for more, money moving like Macbeth Wielding the power of life and death Revealing the contrast from first to last breath Layers of evil with inconceivable…
A bright light shines For all to see Within her also Does this light shine greatly A bright light shines For all to know God lives in him Through his life, it shows Souls so kind Eyes wide open With servant hearts And many words yet to be spoken So much to give So much…
Slow fade The words that lingered Whilst I pondered my heart And battled with my mind Deep in my soul I knew I was the one The only one Who had the final say All that has been offered His blood shed His grace given His mercy overflowing He is risen And yet with hands…
I sing praises to You. The sun is shining and my heart is full. I can hear the birds singing and laughter ringing. I sing praises to You. The clouds are starting to crowd in. The hurt is pressing in blocking out the joy of Your presence. Still, I sing praises to You. The smile…
No matter how much culture shouts No matter how hard society clouts Regardless of the social expectations The political views Women have never backed down Never given up under pressure or Taken any other cue Than to fight for what was true What’s important and right Whether others agreed or not She’s never given up…
God calls, While I whither in my seat My heart beats fast At the sound of fear blasting, Casting its burdens on me. God calls, While I sit here and think On His calling for me A call to my faith As I fall to my knees. God calls The broken and shamed The beaten…
Enclosed. Waiting. Staring up into the emptiness reaching for a glimpse of light. Then the speckles filtering in become brighter and brighter. Squinting, stretching your limbs into the fresh clear air. Gazing out at the wide world full of new possibilities. All the time spent waiting, wondering when the new growth would begin. Was giving…
Sparkles Green leaves, A sunrise. We forget the anguished cries That birthed this moment The darkness stifling the dawn. We celebrate the sparks of new life, The butterfly’s flawless wings The bird that sings at glowing light But not the night, The curtains drawn on life before. The caterpillar falling apart, The future work of…