Works Of A Wordsmith

The sweetness of Your love touches my lips And the flavor of grace lifts me Out of the pit, out of the grave, Out of the depths of my wandering heart. You draw me close to Your heart again (And again and again and again) Waking my sleeping heart From the stupor that has held […]

When sorrow cuts deeper than words can express, When everything weighs on my soul in distress, When all that I am cries for someone to hear, But I find I’m alone once again with my tears, Still I know in the core of the darkness within There is One who yet loves me and keeps […]

New day, new sun, new life This way I’ve won through strife Though failure haunted me. Come daylight, I will stand, With strength from His right hand. New sights, new hope to see.

Is like a warm blanket on a cold winter’s night, Sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace. “I am the blanket enfolding you. I am the warm stone beneath you. I am the fire before you, providing light and heat. I am the crackling flames and the singing wood being consumed— I am […]

The light You bring can sometimes mean Things come back round again. New grief pours out and tears fall down For once forgotten pain Thought left behind and pushed aside, And buried underground, But my God ne’er forgot; Your mercy never stopped! Once more I am undone. Now seeds long carried, in anguish buried In […]

Broken— Sliced open By living, breathing Sword. Pierced through By Your truth— Divided and restored. No guise, In Your eyes, Can hide my heart from You. I stand By Your hand— Sustained, alone, by You. Hebrews 4:12,13  “12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even […]

Toward the risen Son I set my face To see Your glory in this holy place, To hear the voice of Truth within my heart, To move within the grace that bids me start Each new day with mercies unforetold, Except that they eternally unfold.

We are restless, Lord. Uncomfortable with the status quo, Tired of business as usual, Yet unsure of where to go from here. Holy God! Make us aware again, Not of what You can give us, But of WHO YOU ARE! Stir in our breasts an earnest longing For a knowing rather than a hearing, For […]

Words Sharp fragments Embedded in the mind Cutting into imagination Until it bleeds frustration Vision breaks apart Distorted by intellect Words Concepts confined Into tiny lines and curves Doorways to a broader reality Barriers to the same Visible pathways to Invisible truth If walked carefully, correctly Words Healing, soothing Bandages on broken heart Medicine for […]