Posted in Poetry

It is You

What is it Lord that even as I run,
I am found clinging to you?
Though darkness is in my heart,
a light is shining through.
The desires of my flesh,
succumbing to your holy way,
when the battle rages on.
Find me on my knees to pray
as the chaos fights to be let in.
My shield, my hope, You will be.
The enemy stands not a chance.
It is you, Lord, that sets me free.

Written February 2023

Posted in Poetry

Hold, Lead, Fill

Crumbling down before you

Needing your loving embrace

Hold me close in all things

The pieces are all over scattered

Brokenness fills me to the brim

Lead me to wholeness in you

Inward I fold away alone

Grasping out for true freedom

Fill me with your joyful presence

March 2025 – Parish Encounter Retreat: first night