Still Walk
Still, quiet, slow
Calming
Taking each step
One at a time
A spirit moves
Follows behind
Placing each foot
Firmly
Upon this dusty earth
Peace, stillness
Both given new birth
They are brought to life
Again
Each footstep He takes
Will never be erased
Even in the midst
Of life’s harshly blowing sands
His presence, Himself
This Creator Christ
Walking still among us
Leaving footprints
To follow if you will look
to truly see and trust
So, risk the walk, begin
Put your foot inside
His footsteps left behind
He leaves those promises
Of His Peace to reassure
Those who will struggle
Stay faithful, pure
Unto the very end!
Peace I leave you. My peace I give to you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not be afraid
and do not let your hearts be troubled. John 14:27
Lamb on a Cross
Meat, red, raw
Trembling &
Unprotected by
Skin
Or anything
The man groans
A lamb on a cross
Red meat exposed
To air
& no one there
To seem to care!
Blood gushes
Red & also raw
As demons dance
On the dark ground
Underneath the sounds
Of his groans
They squeal, scream
With delight
The light has been
Quenched
In the sight
Of the whole world!
Or so they think
But this cup He
Must drink
Only for a few hours
Will prove to crush, sink
Hell’s greatest hopes.
As evil flames lick
The base of that cross
The man suspended
In air
Dies
No more earthly cares
Or sighs
For Him.
Praise God!!
The ground trembles
It quakes
A massive stone
Rolls away
The beginning of this
New day
Opens heaven’s gates
For all seeking a better way!
Hell has lost
Christ has won
Heaven’s purest Son!
His obedience poured
Out thru His blood
Ran to ground
Our obedience
Poured out thru
our hearts
A fresh, new start
Every morning to
Mimic our King
Be forgiven thru
The blood of
A lamb on a cross!!
Buildings
Buildings
Scraping the sky
Tall
Virtually canyon
Walls
Of concrete, steel
Glass, stone
I look up to feel
Microscopic beside
Them
Cold, impersonal
Hard
Where is the soul
Not within a shard
Of them
We have lost our
Way
Giving sway
To concrete
Looking into the sky
I cannot help but
Realize
This world, culture
Has denied
The one who made
Us
Loves us, cares for
Us
A holy, magnificent
God
So we would not
be lost
Daily, over our heads
He pleads, begs
Pursues
Me, I, you & you
& you
But our hearts
Lay hardened
Rebuffing,
Rejecting
The One who
Loves the most
Father, Son &
Holy Ghost
Our souls lay hard, buried
Within, beneath the concrete
Me on A Cross?
I see a lifeless form
On a wooden beam
It groans
Mouthing a bloody foam
Another useless dream
Or message to be seen?
Maybe both
Dream and message
It raises its head
Showing sweat &
Tears it has shed
Staring into the sky
It carries the face of I!
It is me,
Me on that cross
I am where we all
Surely would be
If not for the other face
That took my place,
Jesus of Nazareth!
Sinner, rebel,
Against a one true
God & Father
I deserved that cross
Perhaps in celestial eyes
Only another piece
of human dross.
In pain,
As I cursed His name
Jesus, son of God
Tore my flesh from
The nails
Put himself there
To complete Heaven’s
Most loving job
Christ took my place
That place which belongs
To each & all
Wicked rebellors
Against our Father
Now we sing a new song
Of Christ’s love
God’s forgiveness,
Freedom,
From a worn-out
Worldly kingdom
Captives to sin
Set free by his death
Breathed upon by a fresh breath
Of life’s new resurrection!
Let Go!
Let go of
Who culture
Says you should be
There is a better
Way to know,
To see
Do not restrict,
Confine
Yourself
Within the same
Old line
Of a world without
A mind
His Spirit
Wishes to indwell
The form, heart
Of your physical shell
Live and Be
God’s Holy Temple!
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The Box
A box
A square
Four walls
A floor and
A roof
Very confining
It is
Meant to be so
To hold things in
Not let them grow
Or expand or
Be who they are
A purpose like this
Like being set
On a shelf
In a jar
Open your mind
Do not confine
Ideas
About life,
Yourself
To that shelf
Do the same with
God
Let Him expand
In your life
Be Himself
Who He says He is
I will be who I will be
He says
More powerful than
Any we will ever see
Let go
And grow
Your idea of Him
Creator of a vast
Universe
Powerful
Lover of our souls
Will love you better,
(For eternity)
Than anyone you know!
So let go and
See
Let Him be who
He will be
Grow, become
He’s at your side
Let him show you
How to walk, stride,
Your spirit Fly
Into His world!!
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