“Give them something to eat.” On the mountain of Your Holiness, You commanded, “You give them something to eat.” What have I that would feed, And satisfy so many? You give to me, In steady supply. You are my All. In You, I believe, It is You, I adore, And from You, I draw my … Continue reading
Awakening
You stretch before me In wondrous expanses. Where are your limits, O Lord? Where the measure That contains Your domain? The ethereal sky, Hugging the mountains, Kissing earth, And spilling love across its plains, Proclaims a God of beauty. Hidden,yet revealed, In the minuscule and mighty, You peer from clouds That radiate streams of Your … Continue reading
Jesus of the Cross
Jesus of the Cross, Jesus of the Suffering, Jesus of the Dying, Hanging from Your Cross Before our eyes, Hanging in Your Suffering, Bleeding out Your Love, Hanging in Your Dying Above the world, First Born Son And New Beginning, Birthing in the hearts Of the Children of Man, Children for God. ©2013 Joann Nelander
Setting Sail
Come Wind of the Spirit. O Holiness, fill my sails, That we may traverse the oceans, And laugh at the power of the seas. Set my course, According to the loving plan of our Father, Brought to fruition in the Son, Who commands all, And Who purifies the many waters. ©2013 Joann Nelander