pour it in my hands
and i’ll know what it feels like
placed it on the tongue
and i’ll know what it tastes like
spray it in the air
and i’ll know what it smells like
pluck it on these strings
and i’ll know what it sounds like
a Teacher preaching peace
yeah, i know that it feels right
nail Him to a tree
and i’ll know that it looks like Love
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there is a passion
lit within me
lit by the flame
of God’s
desire
and we are happiest
when He
comes close
to be
warmed by the heat
of that fire
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this summer
i hope we end each day
watching the sun drop
satisfied we’ve spent it
giving the sun something
to shine about tomorrow
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i am constantly
knocked down
by Your
strong wind
but i land safely
into the palm of Your hand
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carving day again, my love
time to take on
shapes of arrows
become separate from trees
once again be
married to string
and bent to bow
grabbed by the middle
pulled back and
shot across
land and sea
i will do it again and again
but i may never
reach your heart
again
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what are we chasing
the money will burn, the houses
the fields too
what are we chasing to hold onto
when heaven can hold all we need
no rust, no moths or thieves
but down here, we chase
only reflections of self-loathing
images of untrue truths about ourselves, but
the only things that matter are
what we cannot touch
what only God can hold
faith, hope, and love
chase these
and their abundance will overwhelm you
but if you don’t
nobody warns you
because nobody cares
but i do
i’ll tell you what you already feel inside
that in this place
we chase the tails of our fears and fleeting obsessions
and if we don’t look up now
we will be left holding nothing but moths and rust
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You are the giver and the taker
the chaos and the rest
the filler inside this thinning void
the praise inside my breath
who is who when seen together
we’re a match conceived in heaven
beyond beginnings without borders
who can separate these waters
when together there are no seasons
when apart there is no rest
there’s just You, the Patient Potter
and then there’s me, your faithful mess
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i am worn out
the world has drained me once again
and i have shut the door against it
but you
my morning Sun and Shield
are always welcomed
beyond my tattered window
the sky is drunk with blue
our blue
and the birds sing us a song
our song
and chirp the scripture for the day
it’s true
we are stuck together
You and i
like deep shades of blue
glued to this spacious sky
and we are in luck!
for no one in this world can separate us
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birds nest, the light fades
dusk yawns, and the moon
peeks early
*
the sun objects and tries to sing
one last line as darkness drapes
its diamond-studded satin sheet
against the dreamy blue sky
the day is gone, done trying
*
birds rest, convinced tomorrow
the earth will once again
open wide to provide its morning meal and
the sun, while he slumbers now,
will return in time to give the blessing
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