Works Of A Wordsmith

Wading through all the muck that surrounds me, I have found it difficult to focus on spiritual things. It’s so easy to get distracted, Lord. My pursuit of You seems to have been waylaid By all the mundanities of my life, But some part of me knows I still need You. I need Your life-giving […]

Be merciful to me, For man oppresses me. My enemies surround. They fight me all around. When I am full of fear, I’ll trust that you are near— My God whose word I praise. No man makes me afraid. All day they twist my words With only evil towards. They gather, hide, and wait So […]

I saw a lavender sky the other evening. After the rain passed, We drove into the sunset. The sky and clouds were the perfect purple blend! Violet-hued air filled the atmosphere around us, Till we just breathed in awe, Silenced by the amazing grandeur of it all. Even now, I can hardly believe I truly […]

God of glorious more and more, Infinite beyond all score, Deer run panting after you, Living water flowing through. Leaves keep reaching for your light, Brilliant life that’s glowing bright. All creation crying out, Lifting up a joyous shout, Longs for everything you are To fill, renew, refresh, restart. Imbue me with your presence, Lord. […]

In so many ways, I find it difficult to come, Always seeing my shortcomings, my weaknesses, Distracted by my obsessions (my stupid obsessions!!). Then I sit down with nothing on my mind Racing to find some of those things to think about, and The time slips away from me Before I can bring enough focus […]

Lord, these are the days when I wonder Why you still call me to you. It seems all I do is to wander, Instead of believing what’s true. But somehow you keep on reminding me That I can do nothing alone. The ties that I have are still binding me— My family of faith, stone […]

In the lean times, when communication is indistinct, Provision feels barely adequate or sometimes insufficient, And emotional turbulence keeps me off balance, Sometimes all I can do is crouch down, Pull in my arms, and wait for something to change. I don’t feel immobilized today, not by external forces… Just this need for stillness and […]

It’s always you, Lord. Somehow you sweetly beckon me again In the most unexpected ways… A passage from a book, a song on the radio, A friend’s note of encouragement. It’s not that those things don’t normally speak to me; It’s when I am not looking for anything, and You suddenly break over my spirit […]

When heaviness of heart weighs me down and I wonder If I will ever come close enough to You, Lord, To find the satisfaction that can only be found in You… I go to the secret place in my heart and wait again, Searching my soul for the weaknesses that let all the peace leak […]

Words churn inside me like a stormy sea This word, that word, other words Float to the top of my consciousness Slipping away before I can grasp how to express The turmoil in my thoughts and heart. This wearing down weighs my mind Like a heavy backpack as I struggle to climb Higher up, further […]