I see the face of Jesus in you
I hear him in your voice.
You cause the Jesus to rise up in me,
his compassion to overflow
his mercy to well up
his love to pour out
and his grace to subdue.
I see the face of Jesus in you,
I hear him in your cries.
You cause the Jesus to rise up in me,
his courage to overcome,
his truth to free,
his paitience to wait
and his joy to release.
I see the face of Jesus in you,
I hear him in your pleas.
You cause the the Jesus to rise up in me,
the man of sorrows,
the son of man
the scorned and hated one
I see.

The heart desires

The flesh desires relief, the heart desires healing
The flesh desires comfort, the heart desires growth
the flesh desires pleasure, the heart desires joy
the flesh desires immediacy, the heart desires patience
the flesh desires sexual release, the heart desires connection
the flesh desires taste, the heart desires nutrition
the flesh desires freedom, the heart desires discipline
the flesh desires its own way, the heart desires correction
the flesh desires revenge, the heart desires forgiveness
the flesh desires more, the heart desires contentment
the flesh desires fantasy, the heart desires reality
the flesh desires ease, the heart desires strength
the flesh desires perfection, the heart desires reflection
the flesh desires rest, the heart desires peace
the flesh desires rage, the heart desires understanding
the flesh desires judgement, the heart desires acceptance
the flesh desires power, the heart desires influence
the flesh desires control,the heart desires resolution
the flesh desires money,the heart desires generosity
the flesh desires fame, the heart desires to be known
the flesh desires beauty,the heart desires love

A Broken World

We live in a broken world,
where little ones die of hunger,
and men rape the earth for their own pleasure.
We live in a fallen world,
where the wars of greed terrorize the soul,
where sons are forgotten,
and daughters taken advantage of.
This is the world in its fallen state,
and we wonder...
Where is God?
Why is he so silent?
Why doesn't he step in?
Why what is -should never have been?
And we learn-
that he truly is the man of sorrow,
how his heart breaks
at our own destruction.

My daughter,
How I loved you so
In your short little life here
How you changed my world
and I now see
I now see
love

There is no such thing as the easy way
not when your searching for healing
and wisdom
no, there is no such thing as the easy way
the best lessons we learn in life
are always the hardest
from the mistakes of others or our own
we learn that everything has a price
every dream costs us something
not everything that is lost will be found
Some things we lose forever, on this side of heaven
and we must learn to Grieve and to mourn
To accept the loss and not hold out false hope
but hold to the reality that we are still His
No matter the void
I am learning what it means to embrace the cost

and he has made the unseen visible
shadows brough to light
depth brought to shore
like deep ocean waves at night
of childhood lore
he has made the unseen visible

It's been awhile...

It has been a while, a new year has been ushered in and still I walk along this path of healing that little guy within me.
I use to think that faith would provide me the euphoria of running, and I have since learned that faith and even marriage is morr like training for a marathon.
You are in it for the long haul so pace yourself, use a steady gate. Your body still may scream and say-what are you doing with me? But in your heart you must resolve not to walk away, to keep the pace, and to make gains-not matter how inscrutiating they may be, one step at a time.