Desperate Wild eyed Unhinged I stagger beneath the weight Of My Man child in arms He can’t breathe Help me Help them Help us Help I’m not Desperate for You Poppa Not like this Not Help me Help them Help us Help Help Poppa Help
Could Would Should
When the things that could be Can’t When the things that would be Won’t When the things that should be Shan’t I press into You I press into You My Rock Redeemer Lover Friend
Breathe
Earth I long to lie upon you And Breathe in Latent oxygen Sheltered in your stones Restore me Re-create Renew
Desperate
Us/them
We/they
I/he/she/they
I'm weary of the war
(so weary of the war)
Are you
(yet)
Come Lord Jesus Come
Come Lord Jesus Come
Come Spirit Come
Renew
Restore
Redeem
Heal
Bring light
We are desperate for your Light
(even if we don't know it)
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
I watched you Holding court In the place Where she should have been Smug Broad smile The confident shell (hiding deceit and theft and and) I watched you My smile thin and wan Forced Dredging up forgiveness to accompany it from my tired worn out soul I watched you You got the brass ring You did (Not gold mind you) Brassy Plundered Ill gotten gain I watched you and wondered How long Oh Lord how long Will the guilty go unpunished How long I forgive I forgive I forgive I forgive I forgive I forgive I forgive
Liminal
Liminal (adjective) 1: of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold: barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response 2: of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liminal
That space between peace and not peace Liminal Notice it dear heart Stand up and pay attention That liminal space where we move from peace to not peace Fear Anger Frustration Impatience Selfishness Worry Concern Draw in rather Faith Life Hope Perspective Peace Love Joy (of Jesus) Into that liminal space And live Live Live
Winnowing
Winnow transitive verb 1: to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air 2: to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winnow
What wants winnowing Poppa What wants winnowing in me My heart My soul My mind Blow away the chaff Poppa Clean out all the gritty bits that stick And fume And fester And foil Fill those spaces with Love Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Gentleness Towards All that causes me To need winnowing All
Defenestration
Defenestration (noun) 1: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window 2: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion It would be so satisfying If you really could Throw things out the window When you’re misunderstood I would hurl out labels And superiority and pride And judgement and justification And self righteousness and harm It would be so satisfying If you really could Throw things out the window When you’re misunderstood It would
Transplanted
It was the same familiar garden That she once knew well Where She once grew and thrived But Then The rain never rained And The sun never shone And The weeds grew and grew And The flower She waned So The Gardener (in His mercy) Took the little plant Tenderly Carefully Up by the roots (so painful, so vulnerable, so raw) And carried it to Another (unfamiliar) Part of the garden Where The rain rained And The sun shone And The weeds were weeded And The little flower Grew
Glory
A glorious spread of yellow tansy Growing low and long and wide and wild on the shore Gives me pause And I wonder What would the world look like if It was all planted by You (instead of) me I wonder
Colleen R. Jantzen 