PITY THE PLIGHT There are so many things I want to say, As I stand with you, Meeting you, again, or for the first time. I wait, listening, For some invitation to draw near. The distance of absence seems infinite. How to breech the miles, the years, the silence. My heart is ready. Reticence comes … Continue reading
ABBA WAITS
ABBA WAITS While I wandered, Wandered far, Abba waits. Winding roads and forests, Miles and mountains, Abba waits. Husks and devolution, Drunken prostitution, All the while, Abba waits. Humbled in revelation, Plans of feeble protestation, Still Abba waits. Homeward, humbled, Bowed and broken, Eyes to the horizon, Abba waits Heart aflame, Running, embracing, gifting a … Continue reading
A VOTIVE HEART
A VOTIVE HEART Sweet Savior, I give to Thee my heart. Make it as Thine own, That it may love those in the world, And those, having past from its bounds, Not ready to see the Father’s glory. With my every breath, I wait on Thee, Pleading the perfection of my cherished loves. Pray, lift … Continue reading
LORD OF THE TRUSTING
LORD OF THE TRUSTING Lord of the Fallen, Fallen from grace, Fallen in misfortune, Lord of the Forsaken, Forsaken in favor, Forsaken in worldly esteem, Spread the corner of Your mantle over me. Like a great bird, Cover me with mighty wing, Cloak me with warmth and security, Like the eagle with its young Castle … Continue reading
BREATH OF GOD
BREATH OF GOD O, Magnificent One, O, Magnanimous One, O, Adorable One, In the splendor of Your Godhead, You stoop to lift me. As Father, You gently raise me, To plant Your kiss. You span the distance between us. Your overcome the flesh, the world and Evil, itself, In the humility of the Cross. You … Continue reading
