My Good Shepherd

Let me be your good shepherdLet me lead you along the wayLet me come along besides youWith you through the night and through the day  I will rescue you from the wolf, the lion and the bearRun after you the moment you’ve gotten lostI won’t stop running till your foundI won’t stop searching, no matter…

Back to the Beginning

Tearing down my roots, you say it’s time to rebuild Let’s go back to the beginning, the beginning of all things  Back to the dirt, back to the mess, back to when You said let it be and it was  No more building Babel towers  No more pride, deception or blame  Going back to the…

Finding the End of Myself

Break me, then build me. Am I praying that prayer right?Crush me, pour me out,Am I wrong in putting up a fight? Do you want it all?Or how about just a part?Because giving you everything Means giving you you my whole heart.  What if I’m not ready What if I keep saying no?Is that where your faithfulness wins When…

Life on the Edge

This is the edgeThis is life on the edgeThis is where I’ve chosen to staySold it all to be up here to be on this ledge This is where they say you can flyBut others they say, this is where you’ll die So, here I stand, life on the edgeGiving it all awayGiving it to you for…

The Morning Air

It is the morning air that awakens me.It’s the freshness and the light that invigorates me to a new day.It’s the sun beaming in,And the dew on the breeze,That tells me mercies are new today. Gone is yesterday,Gone is the past,Here is today.Uncharted, waiting for me to set sail upon,Undocking from the port of moments…

I Am A Tree

Strong and true, it stands there in the meadowThe mightiest of oaksIts branches tall and mighty, growing high into the heavensIts leaves green and vibrant, full of life, covering every inch of the treeIts roots, unseen, grow down deep into an unseen water sourceRoots growing further than the reach of its branches in the seen…

The Things I’ve Carried

I’ve  carried a backpack of things I needed, hiking up this mountainThings I thought were a part of me, that needed to come with me wherever I went I’ve carried hurtI’ve carried bitternessI’ve carried anger, disappointment and discouragement I’ve carried the pains of my past, the guilt of my mistakes I’ve carried the weight of…

Hope

Hope Hope is like a fresh wind blowing in from the northLike a sunrise of a promise of a new dayHope is like the glisten of the sea as you set sail for opportunityLeaving behind yesterday Hope is like a sunbeam shining in through your windowThe fragrance of a newly budded flowerA smell of the…