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
Time
It flies
If we don’t pause
We’ll never find
The treasures hidden
In these hard and beautiful days
Joy and pain
Sun and rain
So often united
Time
Don’t take it for granted
It comes
But it goes away
When we look back what will we see?
Did we stop
To live, to change, to believe
Or did we run
Without a dream?
So live today
As the gift it is
From the God who created us to be
His hands and feet
Time
It changes
This world in need
As we give Him everything
what are words?
are they only sounds
spoken and erased
with time and space
no, they are echoes
they chase
they are knives
they are swords
they are bullets
they are fists
what are words?
they are art
they are choices
they are life or death
healing or hurt
they are hugs after a hard day
they are dawn breaking dark
they are the shooting star
the innocence of a child
the hope inside of you
God’s love so wild
what are my words?
whatever they be
may they be Yours only
my Savior, my King
cleanse this heart
to speak
to love
to heal
to believe
This my life, is not my life
It’s His life in me
So, though I die
I only live
For eternity
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
My heart has a story
Uniquely its own
Tears & laughter
Hopes & dreams
Dance together in many scenes
The Author often brings a twist
I couldn’t have foreseen
And keeps this young lady guessing
Till the last page I read
But through it all
I see His hand
Gently guiding me
Revealing His plan
My heart has a story
Yours has one too
I’d love to hear
How He’s been faithful to you
When you collapse in bed after another hard day
And you wake up to see the sun’s ablaze
When you stare at the stars
Like glitter tossed across the dark sky
And you realize that there’s more to life
Than meets the eye
A deeper love holding hearts together
A higher power keeping the earth in motion
When you read His Words
Black on white
And it bursts as color
In your soul so bright
Suddenly there’s a reason for life
Quiet my soul
Rest a while
In His presence
Not a care
Just Him
Just the darkening sky
And the cicada’s song
The occasional breeze
And a firefly’s flicker
Just the peace
Of knowing that He’s here
In this small corner of the earth
Alone with me
And yet also everywhere else
At the same time
Just the comfort
Of having no words
Because sometimes words can’t speak
♫ What a Friend We Have in Jesus ♫
When the world brings us down
To our knees
When our hearts are broken
There’s so much need
When we’ve lost our words
Hurt untold
It’s here that we learn to pray
It’s here that we learn to let go
It’s here that we find freedom
When the world brings us down
To our knees
Heaven and earth meet
Cherry Tree Poet 