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War

It’s time to take the hammer to the anvil.
It’s time to put the metal in to forge.
The fires are burning hotter than they’ve ever been,
And war’s on the horizon with a surge.

Your people, Lord, Your people need Messiah—
Who came already saving us from sin.
But now the whole world’s closing in on Israel.
We need to see You come as reigning King.

The hour is late, Lord, and Your mercy great.
When will You conquer those refusing Light—
Submission to provision through the cross,
Christ’s sacrificial death and resurrection life.

For only You, Lord, You can save Your children
From desolate destruction that will come
The end is clearly near for people watching
And only You are where our help comes from.

Most Holy God on High, I now beseech You
To send Faithful and True on His white steed
To be our righteous judge in holy war
And cover us with mercy in our need.

 

To Reach You (12/14/10)

I feel as if I have been to court and
You are the witness, judge, and jury
Determining my guilt without any chance at all
For me to defend myself.
And why should I have to defend myself anyway?

Humanity is as humanity does.
I strive to reach a goal like everyone else.
I struggle to improve as a person…
Like everyone else.
I have always done my best to love unconditionally,
To demonstrate that love in relating to you,
To place the boundaries where they needed to be and
Enforce those guidelines when it was at all possible.

Now you say I didn’t care,
Or that I didn’t want you around,
Or maybe I did care, but sorry, it wasn’t enough.
You’ve placed conditions around me—
Expectations that I can only fail to meet.
You box me into a corner and
You wonder why I react as I do.

My heart hurts again, and I
Can only sit stoically in some attempt
To appear unfazed by your communication…
If one could call it that.
I thought communication was a two-way street.
Ideally that means both speak, both are heard,
And maybe both are understood.
There is negotiation when viewpoints don’t meet.
It seems, though, as if I am forever doomed
To condemnation by deafened ears.

These things I say will never reach your heart
Because your walls have shut me out.
You have no interest in knowing
The reasoning or the emotions behind
My choices and my actions.
Why I think and feel the way I do
Has no material bearing on your behavior,
No influence in what you say or do.