Grace lined the avenue
Where our souls laid
Bleeding
Breaking
Desperate for a Savior
In the shadows of the night
The hope of dawn kissed the horizon
As it rose to remind us
That the waves that rose to crush us
Carried us
The hurt that cut to wound us
Healed us
The war that raged against us
United us
Even the odds that were cast against us
Strengthened us
Because we knew
We were
We are
A miracle
Praise
Comes alive
Deep inside of me
Pulling me
Deeper
Into a realization
Of who You are
The Artist of creation
The melody of life
My rhythm & rhyme
Is empty
Without You
My greatest dreams
Are all loss
Without You
My deepest longings
Are found
In You
No words
Can explain
Who You are to me
No way to show my love
Without
Complete
Surrender
Walking beside You
Living by Your Word
Led by Your Spirit
But I’m so frail
And human
Desperately
Needing You
More
Every hour
Every day
Come be my light
And saving grace
I want
To bring You
Praise
Today is a promise to tomorrow
A dream
A commitment
An adventure to follow
With God as the compass
And love as the guide
You’ll climb every mountain
And cross rivers wide
No journey is easy
But no words can explain
The joy & the beauty
That sings in the rain
Sunshine will brighten
Hearts held by grace
And hope gives strength
Day by day
It’s a heritage you’re forming
A home established forever
Built by the One
Who brought you
Together
–For Silas & Abigail LaGoy. Yahweh bless you more than you can dream!
The end of you
Is just the beginning of Him
A new start
Not built on your own strength
Only held together by His grace
The healing comes
It comes with time
Faith will carry you
When you cannot climb
It’ll grow stronger
When you are weak
Bringing joy that runs deep
Greater than what you see
This hope takes hold
And sets you free
Let’s pause to remember
Let’s acknowledge what is true
For every life is precious
A gift from above
Let’s not forget
Let’s stand for honesty
For love
For freedom
For those who have no voice
For the unborn
For the slave
For the unknown and ignored
Let’s stand for hope
For justice
For grace
Let’s walk humbly
Bravely
Toward the God of our redemption
Toward the hope of tomorrow
Let’s not forget
Let’s change the future
~In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel
I need you more than words can say
You give me every breath I take
I just want to rest here in this place
Behold the beauty of Your face
God, I’m desperate for Your peace
Come dwell inside of me
I want to know Your power
Your love
Your grace
As you light the menorah
And say grace
Remember His light
Shines on your face
Reflect this light
Everyday
In big and little ways
No need to fear
The darkest days
Just like the stars
Come out at night
You’ll shine so bright,
Little Light
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inspired by Festival of Lights
In 10 years it’ll make sense
What I should’ve seen
Should’ve done
Should’ve known
That You were working
Through everything
For Your glory
In 10 years Your love will be sweeter
Your grace even deeper
As it’s carried me
Sanctified me
Changed me
In 10 years I’ll have more “thank Yous”
More reasons to trust You
More tears, more laughs
More hard lessons learned
More blessed-assurance
I’ll be closer to eternity
Closer to You
But if 10 years doesn’t come
And all I have is today
Did I live it right?
Am I ready
To step over the Jordan
To the New Jerusalem?
Am I ready to die
Am I ready to live
Today
Cherry Tree Poet 