Praise

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

Not Forgotten

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

More Than Words Can Say

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

Feel the Rain

Dark or light
What is your choice?
Truth or lies
What holds you tonight?
You can open your heart
And allow it to change
Let go of the fear & feel the rain
Falling down from the Father above
He is near
Nearer than your broken heart
Closer than the doubts swirling inside
He’s holding you together
When you cannot feel
Hearing your soul’s cry
When you cannot speak
Catching every tear that falls silently
It’s here
In the storm
That He brings you peace
Rest in the middle of a restless sea

Handwriting Tag

My blogger friend, Squid, nominated me for the “Handwriting Tag.” Since blogging generally consists of lots of typing,  it was fun to grab a piece of paper and hand write my answers to the questions:

1. My name
2. My blog’s name
3. My favorite word and its definition
4. Something nice
5. The name of my favorite song right now
6. What I was writing with
7. A fun fact about myself
8. To write and/or draw my favorite emoticon
9. A silly message
10. Who I’m tagging

Thank you, Squid for this nomination! 🙂

Nominated Blogs (I look forward to hearing your answers, if you’d like to join along!) 🙂

Moments of the Heart
Agulha no Palheiro
In Sun or Rain

Paradox of Faith

I am dependent
Yet confident
Incomplete
Yet filled with grace
Unworthy
Yet loved
Living
Yet dying
For Him

When We Cry

When we cry to God
We say more than
Our words could say
And He understands 
Every tear that 
Silently 
Glides 
Down our faces
Collects them in His Hands
And pours them into 
The river of joy
That carries us from
Where we are
To where we will be
From hurting to healing
From death to life

Majesty

In matchless majesty 
He reigns
Over all we see
And yet He loves
You & me
Enough to give His life
To set us free
How deep
The Father’s love
Must be
Beyond what we
Could ever dream

Born Again

Only Yeshua
Can save our souls
So dark & void & empty
Until we hear Him speak
Those words of old
Into our hearts
“Let there be light”
Overcomes the dark
And we’re born again
With a brand new start

Each of Us

Each of us has a testimony
A trial that became a victory
Each of us has a calling
That no one else can claim
Each of us is born
To bring glory to His Name