Stepping stones sit firm beneath my feet—Your words of grace and wisdom in my ear.The bread of life protects me from defeat—The priceless, living word I long to hear.I can’t get enough sustaining peace…Without the scriptures, I cannot be whole.Keep me hungry; help me to increase,So I may find completeness in my soul.You say man […]
Prayer for Renewal
You beckon me, again, to comeInto your presence, Lord.You call me out of my heart’s slump.You’re speaking to my core.I hear your whispering voiceBeneath the cacophonic noise. But I’ve forgotten how to move.I feel so frozen still.I sense you call me to improve;Please mold me to your will.I’m nothing without youTo come and change me […]
Out into Sunlight
Determination creeps up on me and pouncesLike a lion snatching its prey from the jaws of indifference.Till now I have simply existed—Wandering from day to day with some bewilderment,Wondering if my days held any real substance.It’s a terrible state to be in.That tepid, tasteless miasma blankets everythingUntil I can’t tell what the point is:Wake, eat, […]
Love (for John)
I find myself thinking of you a lot, and I do mean A LOT.You are on my mind a goodly portion of Every. Single. Day.How you look, things you say,The affectionate way you… surround me…Like the shoulder rubs in the mornings,Or the frequent, extended hugs in the evenings.It’s so very odd in one sense.It doesn’t […]
Spring Rain
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 […]
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, […]