Monday, January 20, 2020

you give your all


Your mercy washes new.

I hold back, you give all

I reserve, diminishing the call.

Other's in refusal or hesitation
 to them a deadly destination
Ananias and Sapphira with holding
But how sweet the voice of the one with in
No shouting or scolding

“Trust and give a better offering,
Unleashing is an answer to your prayers,
Giving unblemished prize,
Fostering in you a softer side”

Your mercy washes over me.

When I hold back, you give all.

Teach me holy spirit to answer the call

The initial pangs of release 
Filled eventually with peace
The greater gift mine
To Trust in the divine
Finding courage with each new stride
In obedience, your love magnified

If I hold back you, you always give your all
In Christ I cannot   fall

And yet in refusal how much is lost
Opportunity to say yes and not count the cost
To follow fearlessly
Giving all cheerfully

This the example of the one who answered the call
Not holding back his life, giving all.

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Word for 2020 Resilient


  Loop Poetry Prompt Beginnings 


Word for 2020
Resilient

A new season of running the race
In the past fear setting the pace
asking for a word for today
Lord speak to my heart, dispel all dismay
Whisper released ..."Resilient"
Really Lord? My heart pushing back in resistance
Tough, stretched, able to recover from adversity?
Lord does this mean pain, suffering and infirmity?
Leaning in guardedly
I begin to trust even if imperfectly
" I will increase your capacity"
"I am your stamina, your staying power"
"Your endurance for every hour"
The days now beginning and end in awe and amazement
Squashing of the self talk and abasement
He carries me through holding my hand
Ever lifting my gaze invited into" In Christ I can!"