I walked alone
Lost in the night
Or so I thought
The waves towered
My belongings lost
Or so I thought
But I didn’t think
That my loneliness showed I needed to reach out
That the darkness outside
Showed how much I needed light within
And I didn’t think that the fierce waves
Would force me to learn to swim
That my lost possessions
Would make me realise what really matters
I walk in the night
No longer alone
I sail the seas
No longer weighed down
The breath in our lungs
Every inhale
Every exhale
Is because You allow it
The flow of blood in our veins
Every heart beat
Every contraction
Is a gift from You
The length of our days
Every second
Every moment
Is a loan You have given us to spend
You own me completely
Life is a gift
Yet You have given me the freedom of what I do with it
I choose to follow You
I sink my feet in
Into the cement of Your Word
It wraps around my legs
I am locked into its grip
The earth quakes beneath
The four winds of uncertainty
Strike me from every side
But I am not moved
Economies fail and empires fall
Predictions miss their mark
The unthinkable becomes reality
But nothing can shake Your Word
For every challenge
I have a promise
I have a truth for every lie
I have a hope which is anchored in heaven
Death came in Eden
Life from the place of the skull
Christ’s tree overcomes
The sky became black
One parental bond broken
Ours fixed forever
Encircled in grief
A twisted nest of anguish
Yet it was a crown
Silent as a lamb
Mocking crowds hurled their insults
He had the last word
Steady this hand
As it hovers over this paper
Guide it O Lord
Don’t let it go astray
May every stroke
Each flourish
Point towards You
And to nothing else
As the ink flows
From the pen to the paper
May Your Spirit flow
Through me to the world
Your Words forged the first ray of light
Gave life to every living cell
They are filled with Your amazing power
Let every word I write come from You
Truth
Sharp as a knife
Precise as a scalpel
Remove the lies in me
Truth
Bold as a sword
Direct as a laser beam
Cut away deception’s bonds
Truth
Open my eyes
Unplug my ears
So my heart can take you in
Truth
Ferment in my heart
Germinate in my soul
Become a part of me
Sin drips like ink blots
Onto the crisp, white pages
Forever erased
