The spring rain comes sweeping in With its majestic clouds stacked high Bringing the sweet smell of moist green— Green grass, green trees, green bushes dripping As the fields and flowers rejoice in another wet day. The thunderheads pile on each other With clear lines and wispy edges In so many shades of gray it […]
Month: May 2018
Meditating
Meditating on you, Lord, takes effort, I have found. You are so… present in every moment, Yet so far away from my thoughts. How can I, small-minded as I am, Keep refocusing on the greatness of you— Your love, your grace, your mercy, your kindness? I just want to be aware and sensitive, So that […]
Light in My Darkness
In all the low places, In all the high places, In every space I feel alone, Still you are there with me. When I wonder where you are, Your presence holds me close— Despite my fear, despite my doubt, Despite the numbness pervading me. I made a choice long ago to trust regardless, and You… […]
Murmur
There’s a murmur in my heart Like the roar of the ocean Underscoring every breath, every heartbeat— The vibration of your reckless love Rushing into every empty space, Filling me up again till overflow comes. O Lord, let my gratitude and praise Come out in my words and actions. Let my voice vibrate your love […]
On the Way
Holy Spirit, sometimes I despair that I will ever find a deep, lasting change; Then your hope rises up in me again, Reminding me that this journey is just that— A path from here to there. I am not here or there… I am on the way. Change will come, because that is the nature […]
At the End of Every Path
Countless times I am drawn again To the matchless wonder of who you are, Reminded over and over again that you are God— The Father who spoke life into the void, The Son who spoke life to a buried body, The Spirit who speaks life daily to each heart. No matter how my mind wanders, […]
Every Morning New
Every morning new, O God… Your compassions never, ever fail. Your greatness encompasses the universe In abundance we could never fathom, Yet you see us in our finite existence. You know that we are like grass, and You pour out your lovingkindness on us. You whisper the sweetness of your love, Covering our sins and […]