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
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
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
It’s here in the broken
That faith is made
Hope can only rise
When you’ve hit the ground
So lift up your head
And look around
Because it’s here in the hurting
That healing is found
Sunrise
Sunset
Restless sleep
Get up
Check your phone
Short prayer
Busy day
A quick hug
Distracted listening
Lack of vision
Days blur together
What is tomorrow?
It is today
Where are we going?
Stop.
Run to a quiet place
Sit
Rest
Let Him come
In His time
Changing your heart
Thunder rolls
Music plays
Your heart sings along
Dancing in the rain
Joy through the pain
Faith, hope, and love remain
Peace doesn’t come
Through restless waiting
It comes through abiding
Resting
In the hands of the One
Who made your heartbeat
It comes in the stillness
When fear is cut down
By faith’s mighty sword
When your worries
Turn to worship
When your longings become
A prayer
When you open your hands
For Him to empty or fill
Let go of the past
Cherish the moment
Live for Him today
And today will become tomorrow
And tomorrow will become history
And your story will be written
And the ending is only the beginning
Of His glory reflecting
On the shards of a shattered, human heart
That glistens as gold in eternal light
Cherry Tree Poet 