Love Afresh

        As I move forward in this life pursuing intimacy with the Lord, it never begins to feel old. For when a time comes when He brings up a familiar spiritual memory, it comes encased in the sweetest nostalgia that has me dancing upon those pages in renewed affection. Adored by the memory of His care for me, I find myself refreshed in the revelation of such love. I wonder how the disciples felt when they would recount the moments of revelatory intimacy found in their walk with Christ. Did it compel and embolden them afresh at the memory of such sweet embrace?

        I find that what most inspires me to love passionately is fueled by the overwhelming and extravagant love He showers over me. Although I have yet to be knocking at the doors of marriage, I wonder if it is birthed from the same place–that when you walk this life with your spouse, you are meant to keep falling in love with them over and over again.

His Dream 

You are His dream come true

He spent eternity thinking about you

And with one Breath He blew

What He waited a millennia to do

From dream to reality He created you

You are His Bride, He’s your Groom

From the beginning of time into-

Eternity He chose you

You are His dream come true.

Another Shall Roam

Oh Lord You have opened my heart

I can feel the blood rushing in

And a fresh beat begin to start 

My heart’s been home for You alone

But now You’ve expanded these walls

Made room for another to roam

Let me not break on this new plane 

For I’m afraid of being open

I am afraid to love again

Yet I will let this space arise

To receive Your new companion

Soon unfolding before my eyes

So wings do seek to roam within 

This new space beneath Your heavens

And fly to meet the one You send 

Oh Lord I let Your blood rush in

Upon this newly opened heart

Stirring this awakened passion

A room for another to roam

Where they may find their space

With You, in my forever home

My Dear Sweet Friends

I know your lives are busy

and filled with much to do

but there’s one thing I must say

about every time I look at you.

If you find it hard to hear

still believe this to be true

let me tell you what I see-  

that who you are is beautiful!

Such a wonderful design 

is whispered from His heart

forever I am in awe to see

such an amazing work of art.

My dear brothers and sisters

I feel so honored to know you

the more I see of your hearts

the more I know this to be true.

Inside you I see greatness

placed there by your Maker

hearts of musical giftings

that sing with angelic voices 

dancers ever composing

a story beyond words

kindred artists who paint

their beauty upon my heart

writers who’s prose ignites

a passion stirring within

Protectors storming gates

of lonely broken hearts 

and warriors who roam

beyond lands I have known

So much love you have within 

reflected from His heart above

For you’re children of the King

birthed in His Royal blood

My sweet brothers and sisters

you are so amazing to me

and so unique in every way

This I need you all to see.

My heart shall surely burst

And I can stand it no more

I must tell you this, you see

you all I utterly adore!

For set within your hearts 

is beauty beyond measure

my soul you’ve surely touched

And I have found such a treasure!

Today I Will Love You

I commit to love You today

until I can be face to face with You tomorrow.

I want my love for You to be my driving force in this life,

be the reason that I breathe and act, say and do.

From that place of my heart will I move forward in this life,

but from that place I will never depart.

This life has no meaning apart from loving You.

I have been down that road before;

there is no peace, there is no hope, there is no life in that path.

My Star-Crossed Lover, 

You have crossed the stars because of Your love for me.

Let me cross the canyons of my heart to deliver my devotion to You.

For You make me soar high into the heavens because of Your Presence.

You make me crawl to my knees because of Your weighty Glory.

You make my heart sing in rebirth over and over again as I am undone by Your Presence.

Oh to fix my gaze on Your face and never turn away,

to look deep into those pools of Love that set my heart aflame,

to bask deeply in the rivers of Your Peace,

and to rest tenderly in the Arms that have laid it all down for me.

Lord let my heart never stray from Yours.

Let my soul taste the fresh gift of Your Presence every morning,

and let the revelation of Your love for me confound my mind at every level. 

As soon as my cup has filled, overflow it to empty again so that my thirsty heart may seek to be filled by You over and over again. 

And so I commit to love You again and again today–

That I might find myself in Your Arms for tomorrow.

Love Letter

Longing oozes from my heart

Dropping onto tear-stained pages

You quiet my soul in Your Presence

And ignite my spirit till it rages

Though your Presence rests within 

My heart still yearns to fully see

Those burning eyes face to face

As I enter Your Holy City

But as for now I will remain 

A Shulamite Bride learning patience 

Searching the corners of my heart

For Beloved’s tender embraces

So speak oh heart upon these pages

As flowing pools of adoration

Let your desire be sweet and fragrant

Calling to You Desire of Nations 

For Your Breath of Love kissed my soul

Every fiber explodes with passion 

As Truth ignites my spirit to see

That for Your Heart I was fashioned

POSSIBILITY

POSSIBILITY.

By definition it is a chance

Something that may happen

That may prove to be possible

We know that the weight of a word 

Can pull us forward or set us back
POSSIBILITY.

This word from our tongue

has become rather innocuous as of late

Through our enlightened worldly eyes

There is no guarantee

But in the simple truth of

A mustard seed

A mountain moved

Possibility do you perceive? 

Or the bindings of impossibility?

What power holds within that word?

Immeasurable to fully understand 

yet infinitely simple in the Creators’s hand

As He hovered over the face of the deep

Pressed upon His furrowed Brow rested 

POSSIBILITY.

What lay before Him not an impossible task 

But with one Word from His Breath 

it became 

CERTAINTY.

Let there be Light.

And there it was.

Upon the consummation of this world

Man and Woman were breathed to life

And within their own hearts He placed

POSSIBILITY.

Many words we have heard

But do we truly listen?

To say nothing is impossible with Him

Have you found the power in that word?

POSSIBILITY.

What is your mustard seed?

To you it is a mountain.

But to Him-

pressed upon His brow,

Your POSSIBILITY

is waiting to become

His CERTAINTY.

Odyssey Unknown

My soul is moving forward

Towards an Odyssey unknown

The destination certain-

And surely far from home.

Many Rivers yet to cross

And mountains high to climb

Whose paths held secret deep in

The weathered hands of time.

When the valleys stretch beyond

My preferred length of stay

emotions will strain against

what’s given for today.

Then my thoughts begin to roam

And long to jump ahead

To what lies behind the next

mountain or river bend.

This journey long beholding

Can weary heart and mind

Yet held within Savior’s gaze

Staves off the daily grind.

Now as my soul moves forward

Towards this Odyssey unknown

I find my sole Companion

Has set my heart at home.

Love entwined two separate Souls

Mortal merged with Divine

I find myself held in Him

No longer bound by time.

My eternity is now

Found in revelation

That the Odyssey Himself

Is the destination.

Knowledge Without Love

Knowledge Without Love

If you only seek to grasp knowledge within your hands, eventually they will be too full for the simple love of Christ. His hand in yours. Everything else, receive and release like the ebb and flow of the ocean’s tides. Only He deserves to remain held tightly. His simple affection for you, reflected in your simple response. For all knowledge and wisdom of this age passes away, and only He remains. You in Him. Him in you. The deepest of love, and the simplest of faith, hand in hand you step together into eternity. 

Memories of Peace

My soul is moving forward, to an odyssey unknown. The destination certain, yet the journey forward is yet to be traversed. I pause upon the trails of my heart as tremors clamor all around me. A disruption presses tight against my chest, and unsteadiness traces its fingertips through my knees. Giants have awoken all around me. A haze of fear drifts towards my heart, seeking refuge among broken armored walls. Despair looms before me, and uncertainty trails behind. Questions tear ravenous paths through my mind. As darkness encroaches upon my synapses, I fall to my knees.

A faint Light grows in the distance, caressing my consciousness. Remembrance of Your hidden paths awaken from the deep. Descending yet again, I pass through the hidden corridors. Memories of Your care for me illuminate and dance upon the trail. Your tender Peace brushes my face as I am drawn forward, my feet remembering the familiar paths once again.

The passageway before me brightens with every step. My breath tickled by the electricity of Your love, I descend with growing intoxication. Sweet memories follow behind me in fervent anticipation, groaning at the pull of the Creator. A faint sound echoes down the corridors of my heart. The awoken giants crash upon my doors, yet unable to enter in.

I pause to listen, but the beckoning strengthens, the Peace calling me ever forward. I pass through the arches of my heart, into the halls of the One Who Dwells within. The Throne Room rings with pleasure at Your laughter, and I race forward into Your warm Embrace. Melting in Your Peaceful Eyes, I listen as Your melody takes flight upon the strings of my heart…

“Descend upon My paths of Peace,

And let memories of My Care-

Lead you into My Secret Place

For surely I will meet you there.

Let Me wash away all your fear,

And tender Peace kiss your Face

For I desire to hold you near-

Tight within My warm Embrace.”