Black
Rough
Iron
Heavy
the arrows
when they come
unwelcome
unexpected
Wrought
Who dun it
he
she
they
did
IT
shame game
blame game
we're very good at it
Grounded
When you feel like
You
Are
Flying part/blown apart by (fill in the blank)
Ground yourself in the earth dear heart
Ground yourself in the earth
Lay upon our common rock
Gaze upon our common sky
Breathe in His life/breath
Deeply
Purely
Keenly
Let Him re-form you once again dear heart
Let Him re-form you once again
Feel His life restore/recreate you
Feel His power bare
His wild divine space/place of wonder
He can
He does
He will
Bitter Cup 2.0
Drink the biting cup
Choke and swallow and welcome
its sting
The worthless made worthy in suffering
Bitter made sweet in
the dark desperate despairing dungeon
Fermented
(but not to violent vilified vindictiveness)
Remade
Reborn
New wine
Good wine
Pure
Drink it all
Drink it all
And live
A good Malbec or a nice
Chardonnay maybe
(not out of a box)
Un Intended Consequences
if the door is barred for one
the door is barred for many
come to Me all
all
He said
i
grieve/repent of/mourn
every
stumbling stone/hurdle/barrier
we place
Mesmerized
Once again I’ll go over what God has done, lay out on the table the ancient wonders; I’ll ponder all the things you’ve accomplished, and give a long, loving look at your acts. Psalm 77:11-12 The Message Translation Mesmerized The mesmerizing mess Is messing with my head The mesmerizing mess Controls Look Up child Look Up Look Up child Look Up The One who holds the future Still holds
Wonder
Let me look in wonder At You At the things you do Let me stand amazed Let me step lightly into Your mystery Your grace
One
One wee bird A nod from You I see you I love you I’m here
Mary Musings
I played her once Mary In a spectacular fantasmagorical That was Quite unlike her life (ok nothing like her life) She had No voice (no surprise there it was the 80’s afterall and we preferred our Mary silent then) Simply embodied She embodied And I wondered what It would have been like To be her Bringing so much light Into so much darkness
Knock-offs
Grace me to prefer Your voice Your peace Your provision Your strength Above All Else (knock-offs one and all) Grace me to prefer Your Good Way
Colleen R. Jantzen 