The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 (NKJV) You and I mean different things when You say ‘safe’ I mean Nothing bad will happen You mean I will hold you when the bad things happen Safe
Is there
Is there a place where my whole self is welcome? My whole self The good parts of my story The bad parts of my story The glorious parts of my story The boring parts of my story The ‘how do I talk about this’ parts of my story The ‘I know you’ve heard it before’ parts of my story Is there a place? Is there?
On the Shelf
On the shelf For a while (He put me there) It would be dumb of me To crawl off To do the former things Forget the former things I am doing something new (He says)
Vice
It grips like a vice Fear (and causes temporary insanity) When I forget That You are loving You are wise Your ways are good You are in control You are
If
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NIV We do the one thing (the hard thing, kinda) He does the two things (the important things, the needed things) If
Waiting
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 You make the waiting possible Because you are strong You know all things You hold all things You hold me. I can wait.
Trust
“In You Lord God, I put my trust.” Psalm 25.1 (NIV) Trust In You Not in: My bank account My family My husband My health My house My job My friends My government In You Period . Trying
Joy
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy Psalm 126.5 Every gardener knows it The dry ground Needs rain To Produce Life We know it too (In our heart of hearts) (Painful though it is) Tears are the pathway To True Joy It grows in Hidden places Dark places Dry places Its authenticity is released and True Joy Grows
Heal our Land
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV Just a cursory glance Reveals the pervasive darkness within Forgive me Cleanse me Hear me Heal our land
Just wait
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, take heart, and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 The Boss says wait So we wait The Boss says be strong So we stand The Boss says take heart So we trust The Boss says wait So we wait.
Colleen R. Jantzen 