You Just Keep Meeting Me

You just keep meeting meYou just keep moving in my lifeAnd even when I’m faithlessYou say thats alright In every moment of tearsWhere I’m stuck in worry, anxiety or fear Your presence speaks a better wordYou seek me out to remind me you are near  When the flood and rains comeI’m getting stronger each and every…

I Am Still A Tree

I am still a treeStarting out smallAnd realizing It takes time to grow tall  I am still growing my roots down deepDigging far below the surface Finding nourishment in each seasonKnowing in this process there is purpose  I now know I am not alone Because trees grow in a forestSurrounded by strength One of many, all to flourish Time…

Life Is Like A River

Life is like a riverTaking you down the course of life Bending and curving at all the unexpected places,and never a straight line.As you travel along itIt will keep you guessing what is next Some parts are rocky & roughGiant rapids making you hold on for dear lifeBut you keep going down themBecause they will…

Becoming a Well

I am a deep well.Choosing to embark on the process of digging to water.I will not be discouraged if I haven’t hit water yet Because I know when I doThat water will fill all the areas I dug up,Creating a never ending source for generations to come. The water I dig for Isn’t water I need…

The Freedom Trail

Show me your ways Lord JesusShow me the path, the real pathNot the path veiled by human thought and desireNo, the one paved with mercy, loving kindness and forgivenessThe true path that leads into your everlasting kingdom where its foundations are eternal and roads paved with gold Jesus, show me the costI’ll pay any priceTruly no…

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…

Grace and Truth

Grace and truth How can you be both?Full of grace they said you cameYet full of unwavering truth you stood I do not condemn, you saidBut you hypocrites, you declared.How did you do it Jesus?How do we do the same?Stand for your truthFilled with love and grace all in one. Is it an oxymoron, a paradox,…

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…

Sailing Under the Stars

Have you ever felt like you found yourself out to sail on the sea in the middle of the night, with nothing but the stars to direct you?  You know that land awaits you. Something, somewhere, is ahead for you—but you just don’t know where. Maybe you’ve never fully learned to navigate the stars before,…

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…