Uncomfortable

Uncomfortable

This doesn't really feel like home
I rant, I rave
I moan,
Even give a little
Groan

It stirs in my blood
A longing, this need
Sometimes just a trickle
Or quite often
A loud, roaring flood
A need arises
Raises its head,
A flower's tender bud,
Then opens

Inside my deeper place
I start to recognize
That for which I hurt,
I sigh
I believe it is this,
This place doesn't fit

This world, this place
Well, it's just wrong
My heart, it misses
Dear Lord, Your face
My fingers itch, they burn
Longing to be allowed 
Once again to return
Close enough to trace
Your beauty, Your love's grace

But for now I must live here
This becomes ever more clear
Until I leave this fragile shell
However, for today,
You desire others of You
I must tell

This world's pain,
Which we all daily see
Was never meant to be
Christ's Reconciliation
My Faith's Compensation
A Return to Your perfection
In silence I stand & wait 
As one of your heaven's gates
Swings slightly open
Daring to call my name!

Help

Help

You Draw near
Power of a trillion sun's
Held in one hand
Sacrifice & 
Love of calvary
Within Your heart
I am not worthy

Of anything
About You
Holy Lord
Your great beauty
Incomprehensible power
Your world-shaking
Passion for us

You, the ultimate
King of all kings
Of uncountable stars,
Whole Galaxies
Wants me!!
What can I give you?

Help me then
To love You
Serve You
Sacrifice for You
Your Calvary's Sacrifice
To reciprocate
Help me to dedicate
This, my only small life,
To You!

Condemnation

Condemnation

Condemnation
Such a harsh word
Denotes a punishment
Or even perhaps 
A scourge

America's church
Should stop
Take a deep breath
We have entered
A time unique, 
Unprecedented
A time of great tests

A culture caught
Tightly, as never before
In satan's grasp
Many lost souls
To his dark chest
Does he clasp

Because
A silent church
Has lost its passion
For the All Powerful
Living Christ
By comfort & 
Convenience
Has it been enticed

So we have become
Cowards
At our work
Afraid to speak 
His Holy Name
Or simply
As we play a game

Or is it because
We've become too lazy
Allowing all the crazies
To overwhelm our culture 
Instead of us helping
God's Holy Spirit 
Our lives to nurture

So before God completely condemns
His blessed more than most
American church
Let us once again 
Become a shining star
Stop denying
No longer pretend
As cowardice & laziness
Are attractive on no one!

 Revelation 3: 15-16  I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!  So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

Exclude

Exclude

Alone
At the foot of your throne
I bury myself
Deeper into you
Everything else,
All others I wish to exclude

Temporary pleasures
I wish to toss
Out of my heart, mind
Forever are they lost
Seek them only
At your own peril
They come at a very high cost

Eternity calls your name
Sometimes screams
Sometimes whispers
You just have to remember
To stop, be a listener
And of satan's fraudulent
Schemes be an eternal resistor!

True Worth

True Worth

I know I am 
A sinner
Steeped
In sin 
Since my birth
My only true worth
Lies deep 
Within Your Name

But
To worship
You incessantly
From the start
Does this 
To my life
True joy impart

The privilege
To carry 
Your Name
Not for profit
Nor for fame
Joy such as this
From nothing else
Will you gain

Oh my 
Jesus, Holy Master
Can you not
Perfect me
A little faster
Then others too
May see
And receive the bliss
Of just one kiss
Ah,
Your love's perfection!!

I Was Made!

Made

I was made
I was made by You
For You
I was made

I was made
Through You
Empowered by You
I was made

I was made
Not by accident
Not by mistake
I was made

I was made
Not an accident of chemistry
Or molecules out of control
I was made

By design
By Your purpose
By Your glory
By Your love
& in Your image
Was I made