Lead me

God, I know You're moving,
My faith tells me
To be sure of it,
To rest in the certainty of You.
In the midst of my restlessness
To wait in the hope only You bring.
To fight against the fear of a hopeless tomorrow,
To be sure of Your goodness towards me.
Take me in Your eternal hands,
Lead me.

Remember

Don't forget those words,

The ones you spoke

The ones you wrote.

Don't forget the way

I made you feel.

Wait

You are the light
On the darkest of days.
You are the sound of rain
After a long dry spell.
You are the warmth of the fire
On winter's coldest night.
You are the quiet
In the midst of life's chaos.
You are the calm
When the storm is raging.
Yours is the voice
I long to hear.
Yours is the touch
I long to feel.
Yours is the love
I long to know.
You are the one
My heart belongs to.

You

Oh God,
This heart so full of me.
Would you break it,
Rid it of all its pride.
Wash it clean,
Pure and holy.
Father,
Take the pieces
Fix them back together
In your great Love
Your abundant Kindness,
In your everlasting Faithfulness,
Your gentle Graciousness.
A heart that belongs
Only to you,
Bringing glory to your
Wonderful Name.

Glory

Hearts on fire
Ablaze for You,
Lead us out to the place
Where we depend only on You.

Take our fear,
Our guilt,
Our shame.
Father, fix it
To bring Glory to your Name

Father
I am humbled by Your Love
Poured out for me
You shed Your blood
On the cross
That I might walk free
Forever
Found in You

Yours

The world awaits you,

Eagerly expectant

For what you have to offer.

Don't hold out on it,

Give it everything 

You've been given

And more.

Heart and eyes

Wide open,

The future is yours

Make it worth the wait.

Calvary

Your body strung out

Bruised and broken

Beyond human repair.

Some saw and wept

Unable to save their saviour,

Some saw and scoffed

The victory was theirs 

As you hung on the cross.

Man's darkest hour

Made possible

Through the evil

In our own hands.

What we called weak

God proclaimed glorious,

No greater love

Has man ever known. 

To life you rose

Death's sting

Was dealt it's final blow.

Your body lay in it's tomb

No more than three days.

Some saw and believed

Your scarred body

A reminder of the life

You gave for us.

Father,

Open our eyes

To your wondrous Love.

Moving Mountains

My faith falters

As I fix my eyes

On the war

That wages all around.

My prayers 

Turn to silence

As I struggle

Under these burdens.

My heart is troubled

At the mere thought

Of the dark valleys

That lie in wait.

This is when

My world crumbles.

But in all this

Your Word remains

The Light

Piercing the darkness.

So I believe.

My faith is made strong

When I fight doubt

To fix my gaze

Only on You.

My prayers

Become flaming arrows

For this battle

Is not of this world.

My heart is at rest

For I know

Your hand is in mine

As I walk through the valley.

This is when

I can move mountains.

Safe

There is no safer place to be,

Than in Your arms

Of love.

Jesus

The answer

To life's

 Every high

And every low.

Scars

I struggle to imagine
The hell
That you 
Have lived through.

You've fought battles
Not your own
Walked the line
Between good and evil.

Glimpsed faces,
Scarred
With the hatred
That dwells within man
When only he
Allows it room
To fester and grow
Into something evil
Uncontrollable
Ferocious and ugly.

You wake up
Hoping, praying
It was all just
Another nightmare.
Truth is,
This is
Your reality.

Winter

Winter's breath lingered

But not for long

Somehow it knew

It's time had come

To move on.

Quietly

It whispered it's farewell

Echoed in the cool breeze

And dying embers

Of fires long gone.

Nothing could stop

The coming of Spring

Bright blooms 

Promises of fresh starts

Untouched skin

Paths waiting 

To feel the weight

Of faithful feet.

Spring came 

Full of promise

For winter had thawed

Even

The coldest of hearts.

Dreams

What happened 

To all your dreams?

They were big

And brave,

Full of courage 

And determination.

Now you've all

But settled

For the comforts 

Of this world,

With all it's charms

It's easy to stray.

One day,

I hope your eyes

Are opened to the Truth

Once more.

You've so much to offer,

That I know

For I was with you

As you dreamed

Those dreams

Big and brave.

Honey

You're sweet

Like honey

You're poetry

To my ears.

I gave more

Said I care,

Now that would be

Just another lie

I hurt 

When you hurt

I cried 

When you cried

Now 

That's past,

You've gone

And left this space.

I'll wait

Surely

There will come

Another

Hope

Light fades

As day waits

For night 

To take over

Hope fades

As she waits

For you

To find her.

Perspective

I've been quiet for a while 

Trying to find the words

They come and go

As they please

Never long enough

To gather them 

And make sense 

Of it all

Despite the ocean

Or more between us

Your story weighs

Heavy on my heart

Yes

You've struggled

Doubts linger

For much longer

Than they should

But honestly 

I thought 

Your head was surer

And your heart

Far stronger 

Please

Don't let go

Just yet

Hold on for a while longer

There are far greater

Things to come

Of that 

I'm sure

Someday

We'll see things

From a whole new
 Perspective

How long?

Till your hand is in mine,

Till your breath becomes

The air next to me,

Till your eyes 

Glimpse only me.

Undo this confusion

Smooth out these rough edges,

Sharpen my ability

To discern

Your ways from my own.