2016Nestled next to apartments
Mushroom shaped Along a busy road A cozy nook Knows my secrets Has heard my darkest valley Seen me in joy on Sundays Mad at myself on Fridays Spiraling out of control Desiring so little Consumed by the temporary Needing to long for the eternal Caught in the now Stuck in the yesterday Believing the lies Satan whispers in my ear Hell is so close I can feel the heat Radiating out But God's light shines Illuminating the darkest valley Revealing my brokenness Exposing the hurt Releasing the sorrow Uncovering the damage Breaking open the hidden beauty Declaring the value And it is priceless I John 1Here from the beginning
We heard We saw We proclaim The Word of Life We see We testify We proclaim Eternal life With our Father We see We hear We proclaim Come have fellowship with us Fellowship with our Father and his Son We invite Completing everlasting joy We hear We declare In God's fellowship There is light He is in the light Walk in the light Live in the truth Fellowship with one another Walking in the light Cleansed with the blood of the Son Purified sinners Confessing our sins He forgives He is faithful Purifying the unrighteous We are sinners Purified by Christ's blood Walking in the light With Him With one another In ChristI am the crowd.
Begging for Barabbas I am a slave I am Barabbas Cemented and caught Plastered and painted. Trapped I spit in your face I ridicule your agony I run away. I am your anguish. I am the rebellious teenager. I am Hosea's wife.. I am Jonah. I am hopeless. Helpless. Unloveable. Stubborn and unwilling to receive this undeserved gift I don’t get grace. I am the Israelites. Thankful in one fleeting moment And living in eternal complaints I chase the temporary I evade the eternal And yet... In your pain, I have joy. In your suffering, I find freedom In your mercy, In your grace, In your love, I have peace. I am loved, I am Yours, And I am free Unfettered. Without burden Without shame. Free Daily GrindThe daily grind trudges on.
Can I live for more? Can I live for Jesus? I know I should. Onward I plunge. Here I am God. Use me. DepthlessRed brick
Thick paint Colossal buildings Scuffed floors Gummy tables Loud people Women with makeup And men in ties Hurting and broken With smiles Damaged and torn New construction New brick New paint Soon to decay But don't forget to smile |
My Window
During the day, my window is broken.
During the day, my window is cracked. It is ugly. Grotesque and hideous, it hides the outdoors from my eyes. I cannot see the trees through my window. What good is a window through which one cannot see? It has no purpose. You cannot see the beauty beyond. Twilight comes. The sun begins to set. Daylight flares through the cracked pane. Sunshine streaks the window, illuminating every flaw. Suddenly, unexpectedly, there is beauty in every blemish. A spider web of light is refracted throughout the expanse of plasic. The luminescent design spills into the room. This beauty is not new. The beauty always was. 'Twas invisible. 'Twas disguised as something ugly. But really, the sun has shown me something that always was. The sun has shown me perfect and unquestionable artistry. The rays burst through the plastic. The tree's leaves now glow outside. I see the beauty outside. I see the beauty of my window. The plastic's formerly horrid pattern is cast upon the floor in an alluring splash of daylight. The beauty shines about the room. I stand in awe. My window. Fractured and Phenomenally Beautiful. My IslandSafe
Quiet Keep away You'll hurt me In solitude, no one can do damage In solitude, there is no love Alone I'll stay on my island You stay on your shore Remain on those crowded streets Far away Don't come near Don't join me This isn't a good place It's for your protection Maybe someday I'll swim away And join you DirectionThe weight bears down
My mind wanders Pensando The world calls me My daddy calls me The world pushes and pulls My daddy lets them Which way should I go? Trapped. Nowhere to go My mind wanders. Pensando en todo que está pasadando Running after wind Chasing the breeze Everything piled on my chest Making it difficult to breathe Daddy this is too much Daddy why do you ask this of me? The world tugs It wants my heart My soul My being I can’t keep going I don’t want this Daddy, Me cargas? Is this my fault? Did I dig myself too deep? Daddy, why won’t you carry me? Failing, Trying. Failing again. This pile on my chest only grows taller The door on this cage, becoming more secure My mind wanders Que va a pasar? Daddy, Me estas cargando. Pero yo no sé por qué. I’m a screw up. I’m not worth your time He sets me on my feet Finally I can breathe Inhale....Exhale ….inhale..... …..exhale.... Lead me, Papi. Hold my hand. Enséñame donde debo ir. Daddy, diríjame I think I don’t know where I’m going Papi holds my hand. I don’t know where I’m going My mind wanders And so do I But I follow Him. He knows where to go He knows what to do. |