Burn

In the night sky
Through the clouds and rain
When all lights go out
One will remain

A faithful fire
Spreading and spreading
Through wind, rain, and darkness
A movement growing

Heat beyond the film
That divides our realms
Spiritual flame
That overwhelms

Clearing the path
For God's Presence
The work that destroys 
The gates of darkness

2-4-14

A Touch from His Presence

Wandering through the oceans past

I stumble upon a treasure

What is this here?

What have I found?

Worth simply beyond measure

I have stumbled upon a stone

Deep within the warm sea

Diamond in darkness

Fire within ice

Truth of Ancient discovery

At the bottom of this ocean

Sweetness, such simple sweetness

Currents of hope

Waves of peace

Stumbling in this liquid bliss

I press on, going deeper

I walk through a shining city

Dancing and laughing

A covenant people

These people are so hopeful and free

I walk down a beautiful street

One little house catches my eye

Inscribed on the door

My name in gold

I hold back the urge to cry

I open the door to gaze inside

Golden pools with waterfalls

Hundreds of shelves

Filled with books

Beautiful paintings on the walls

Amelia is holding the paint brush

Looks up from her masterpiece

Our eyes meet

With joyful smiles

We know this grace will never cease.

1-22-14

Some Inquiries from Heaven

Will you do it for love?
Will you abandon reason and risk all?
Will you shut up your religious mindset and love without rules?
Will you look outside your own bubble?
Will you live with such a burning passion that it ignites all of those around you?
Will you jump without a parachute trusting that I will catch you?
Will you do it for faith?
Will you do it for hope?
Will you do it for the Kingdom?
Will you do it for Jesus?
Will you do it for the Blood shed?
Will you do it for the wonder of Heaven?
Will you do it for the lost?
Will you run head first toward a brick wall and know that I will remove the wall before you hit it?
Will you bear My Name though many will ridicule you?
Will you love unconditionally?
Will you forgive those who hurt you and refuse to keep a record of their wrongs?
Will you carry My Presence everywhere you go?
Will you dance and worship to morph the atmosphere into Heaven?

12-20-13

Silent Potential

A Belgian draft horse alone
Can pull quite substantial weight
But two brought up together
Can pull four times as much freight

Unity binds and builds us
To do the impossible
Hands gripped firmly together
Strength becomes exponential

Invest in one another 
Let love overcome offense
Bring the gold to the surface
Authentic without defense

Minds and passions connected
Stir such powerful forces
A whirlwind that can move earth
Like two united horses

12-5-13

The Thinning Divide

I am walking on the water
What might men now believe
And gaze with stillness and wonder
What might they in this dream perceive?

For this realm transcends our own dirt
Fading into the other side
Where bones and muscles do not hurt
Where angels and demons reside

Blending through the film, I walk on
And through the haze and light and wind
I find myself seated upon
A throne with Christ beyond the end

And then I put one foot forward
And walk upon the weightless waves
Ripples around my toes are blurred
As I follow the One who saves

12-1-13

What a Wonderful Day

It happens.  The world darkens.
You think you can see but the
     clouds get in the way.
A foggy light through cloudy water.
Then beautiful arms reach through
     and grab you.
When you're fighting, clawing, 
     striving, then stop...
They grab you.



And then...
The world stops.
Everything is still. And
     grace envelops you.
The fog clears.
The cloudy water becomes clear.


Then the world brightens.
Peace transfuses chaos.
Inhale slowly, eyes closed,
     head tilted upward, air in through
    the nostrils then back out.
He's here.
God is here!
And He's not going anywhere.

11-20-13

Honor and Generosity

Of what do I know?
How did this come to be?
Such ways that one could grow
To understand mercy

When hardships befall
And insults are common
A wave engulfs them all
Beyond logic or reason

Kings serving their subjects
Children lifted high
Words that pierce what fear protects
A brighter dawn is nigh

Take the stairs to grow higher
Sacrifice passivity
Refuse the escalator
To achieve tranquility

Notice the little things
The whispers of the pain
The unheard murmurings
People shout inside their brain

Stillness allows you to hear
Souls crying to be cared for
Sorrow of the unshed tear
Wounds buried in their core

When you can grasp at the roots
Feel and heal the brokenness
Find the gold beneath the suits
And melt away loneliness

Then you will have discovered 
The beginnings of honor
Focus on what's uncovered
Gold with worth beyond measure

People do soar higher
Value beyond their thinking
A touch can light them on fire
An ocean of oil burning

Though blinded from the treasure
Most people's eyes are sewn shut
By threads of lies so clever
That weave and wind and curl and cut

Eyes shining with blazing glory
Can see deposits of gold
And rewrite a dark story
Of a heart that has gone cold

10-29-13