An incomplete joy of our world
That one has built their life upon.
Love, Money, Power, Sex, Greed, Beauty-
Just a few notes that compose our world’s song.
Idols aren’t just golden statues,
And shrines weren’t just used in the past.
Gods still rule the earth today,
Demandin...
I am from the house on the hill,
where backyard races on sleds and puppet shows were held.
I am from a place where imaginations ran wild,
in bedroom forts and the outdoors.
I am from lightening bugs and lightening stomrs.
I am from flashlights under blankets,with books as my portal.
I am fro...
Smooth a band-aid upon my bleeding heart and call me healed.
Pull me up to the surface only to leave me in the middle of raging waves and call me saved.
Stare daggers at my face and call me forgiven.
Humans hurt and desert and lie, but God heals, God saves, and God forgives.
Call me a christ...
What is it that makes me want to scream?
What is it that makes me want to dream?
What is it that attaches me to foolish things
and leaves me sitting on broken swings?
What is it that saves me from the fall
and comforts me when I've lost it all?
What is it that leads me through water...
Oh, tread lightly my child,
fore even the innocent fall.
But if you do, be not like the rest.
Do not give up and lie down.
Crawl.
And when you muster the strength to rise
Do so with your head held high.
You cannot be defeated,
no matter how hard your enemies try.
Oh, child be brave but ...
It is a captivating silence
that fills my room and heart.
When your presence enters in,
from the rest of the world I depart.
I call on your name, and you answer,
"Yes, child I am here."
And so our conversation begins,
all worries disappear.
James 4:8
'Draw near to Godn and...
*Scritch* *Scratch*
For hours upon
hours on end.
The sound is created
by the tip of her pen.
Hand flying down the page,
her thoughts are transferred.
Written in poetic verse,
she's found a way to be heard.
Her pen is loyal, never writing
what she doesn't want to share.
Always at h...
The words flow out of her mouth
searching for someone's ears.
No one hears.
Lost in space they become.
She stands there,
waiting.
Is anyone tuned in to what she says?
Does anyone care?
Week by week her thoughts
that are usually transforming
into words
are diminishing.
The rol...
The story of His death,
Is the story of my life.
I live with His love,
The love that He bled
During the greatest sacrafice.
I have been undeservably saved
From eternal Hell,
The day He was risen on the cross,
The day that He fell.
He never resisted
As they twisted,
The crown of t...
I'm lost and looking
for the path I must choose
Why is it God only in your house
I feel I can't lose?
Why in my own home
I feel alone and insecure?
I'm praying for your help
In every tear I endure
Perhaps I should let your presence
be welcomed more into my soul
In r...
I'm lost and looking
for the path I must choose
Why is it God only in your house
I feel I can't lose?
Why in my own home
I feel alone and insecure?
I'm praying for your help
In every tear I endure
Perhaps I should let your presence
be welcomed more into my soul
In r...
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