Help me to glorify you in the things I do today, Lord.
I know I will fail, and because of that I lose faith.
I don't want a shaky faith.
I want confidence in who I am in you.
Help me remember who I am because of who YOU are.
You are sovereign
loving
forgiving
just
kind.
Your eyes look for the good in me.
You see me through the lens of grace.
Knowing my failures, you still chose to pay the price.
I am forgiven.
Broken and Blessed
Truly my soul finds rest in God
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Ask
Who do they think they are?
What if they did it my way?
When will they be more like me?
Where did they learn that was acceptable?
Why do they make that choice?
If they would just quit.
If they would just exercise.
If they would just go to church.
If they would just try harder.
What if we stopped pointing our invisible fingers into the faces?
What if we asked instead?
What if we were brave enough to shut our mouths and listen to the answers?
Instead we assume we know.
Instead we guess.
Instead we wound with our "knowledge."
If we were silent?
If we quieted our preconceived ideas?
If we looked into the eyes of all of us?
Would a piece of us connect to them?
Would we feel compassion instead of false pride?
Would we find ourselves in the stories of these?
The addict to substance?
The addict to lust?
The addict to pride?
The thief of possessions?
The thief of innocence?
The thief of love?
The murderer of body?
The murderer of souls?
The murderer of hope?
We are all guilty.
We are all wounded.
We are them.
They are us.
We all have a story that needs to be heard
Not filtered through judgement and pride
But filtered through compassion and love.
Stop the labels!
Look into the eyes of the soul!
Listen to the source of the pain!
And when we are brave enough to do this
The questions will disappear.
Tenderness will soothe.
And we will heal.
Because we are them
They are us
We are the same.
What if they did it my way?
When will they be more like me?
Where did they learn that was acceptable?
Why do they make that choice?
If they would just quit.
If they would just exercise.
If they would just go to church.
If they would just try harder.
What if we stopped pointing our invisible fingers into the faces?
What if we asked instead?
What if we were brave enough to shut our mouths and listen to the answers?
Instead we assume we know.
Instead we guess.
Instead we wound with our "knowledge."
If we were silent?
If we quieted our preconceived ideas?
If we looked into the eyes of all of us?
Would a piece of us connect to them?
Would we feel compassion instead of false pride?
Would we find ourselves in the stories of these?
The addict to substance?
The addict to lust?
The addict to pride?
The thief of possessions?
The thief of innocence?
The thief of love?
The murderer of body?
The murderer of souls?
The murderer of hope?
We are all guilty.
We are all wounded.
We are them.
They are us.
We all have a story that needs to be heard
Not filtered through judgement and pride
But filtered through compassion and love.
Stop the labels!
Look into the eyes of the soul!
Listen to the source of the pain!
And when we are brave enough to do this
The questions will disappear.
Tenderness will soothe.
And we will heal.
Because we are them
They are us
We are the same.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Flashfloods
Flashfloods of bitterness
Lies decomposing the truth
Hatred aimed at hatred
Believing it will protect my heart from others' jealousy, revenge, lack of forgiveness.
Convinced it will protect my soul and body from harm
Deceit so deeply rooted, it is hard to fight.
Almost impossible.
Almost.
But a faithful few
Those standing on the frontline
Praying for truth
Protecting
Waging war against distortion that devours peace
Believing there is better
Not abandoning because of my lack of perfection
Staying to fight a battle that would be lost if left in silence,
Offer hope that blooms in the knowledge that I am not forgotten
Friday, August 23, 2013
Release
Hatred, anger, and bitterness.
Sadness, loss, and loneliness.
Understandably.
Oozed from pores miles away.
Tangible.
So thick it touched others in their core.
And then limits were reached.
Infected wounds burst unable to hold poison a moment longer.
Realizing life can not thrive in the disease of unforgiveness,
Realizing there is much life to live beyond this pain.
In the sweet surrender.
In the sweet release.
Healing will come.
Sadness, loss, and loneliness.
Understandably.
Oozed from pores miles away.
Tangible.
So thick it touched others in their core.
And then limits were reached.
Infected wounds burst unable to hold poison a moment longer.
Realizing life can not thrive in the disease of unforgiveness,
Realizing there is much life to live beyond this pain.
In the sweet surrender.
In the sweet release.
Healing will come.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Goodbye
love
it costs
and fractures
taking a piece of you
and replacing it with a piece of them
love changes you in unpredictable ways
softening your soul
and when it is time to say goodbye
to someone who has stolen your heart
you are left with hope even though the future is unsure
because you gave what you had
you held your heart open
you weren't afraid to truly live
you were vulnerable, real, and raw
the pain of love did not stop you
because
when love is present
souls touch
and time or space cannot fracture that.
it costs
and fractures
taking a piece of you
and replacing it with a piece of them
love changes you in unpredictable ways
softening your soul
and when it is time to say goodbye
to someone who has stolen your heart
you are left with hope even though the future is unsure
because you gave what you had
you held your heart open
you weren't afraid to truly live
you were vulnerable, real, and raw
the pain of love did not stop you
because
when love is present
souls touch
and time or space cannot fracture that.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Heart
There is only one of me beating in you.
I am the soul,
the center.
I bring life,
both emotional and physical.
I am not indestructible.
I will not work right if I am not cared for.
I feel the weight of this world.
I feel the need for something deeper,
something lasting,
something real.
Care for me so I don't break.
Care for me so I can thrive,
love without condition,
live without fear,
not grow cold and hard.
Care for me so I can beat in freedom.
I am the soul,
the center.
I bring life,
both emotional and physical.
I am not indestructible.
I will not work right if I am not cared for.
I feel the weight of this world.
I feel the need for something deeper,
something lasting,
something real.
Care for me so I don't break.
Care for me so I can thrive,
love without condition,
live without fear,
not grow cold and hard.
Care for me so I can beat in freedom.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Fury
Hearts bitter cold
Violent
Slicing
Dicing
To bone
And deeper.
Lies planted deep
Cutting off air
Fury strangulating flesh.
Truth buried in dark depths.
Tar oozing
Distorted black
Thick
Sticky
Suffocating the living
Burying alive until nothing is left but more of the same.
Violent
Slicing
Dicing
To bone
And deeper.
Lies planted deep
Cutting off air
Fury strangulating flesh.
Truth buried in dark depths.
Tar oozing
Distorted black
Thick
Sticky
Suffocating the living
Burying alive until nothing is left but more of the same.
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