sometimes
smiles
hide the pain
sometimes
silence
hides the rage
sometimes
words
can’t say it all
sometimes
songs
only matter
before I lose my mind
on purpose
I wanna remember You
when life’s bridge
gives way
it’s You Who pulls me through
if there’s a beginning
then there’s an end
as each story’s written
there’s no need to pretend
just live each moment
and fill each day
with life’s precious memories
as part of the play
if they only knew
the road ahead
maybe
they’d think twice
if they only knew
the obstacles waiting
they’d exercise more
spiritually
the road I’ve traveled
involved
removing debris
to make a way
but maybe that’s just it
pioneering
through it all
so others can walk
I have so much freedom
to teach
and so many readers
who listen
I can’t imagine
what the spoken words
will do
guess we’ll find out
in Texas
driving
to my retreat
cars riddled the roads
one by one
turning off behind me
but I kept going Continue reading
high school teenagers
fitting in
or falling out
becoming who they are
who they see
who they don’t see Continue reading
let me ask you
if a Middle-Easterner
walked into your church
and met Jesus
then stood
to give his testimony
and said
I raised a knife
and beheaded children Continue reading
when I think about a life apart from God
I see darkness
blankness
a world full of
wonder and
lust
gratification in every want
not knowing
that the want is
darkness
always eating
always playing
always digging a grave
deeper
with no way to escape
seeing darkness
as light
the dirt
as a blanket
the shovel
as a sword
chewing the air
to swallow
seeing
the opening at top
slipping further away
until
nothing
no one may ever understand
no one may ever see
no one may ever know
who I am
in You
in me
He said we’d be hated
He warned about persecution Continue reading
Blanket of
warmth
Sunlight of
truth
Fountain of
youth
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