Our soul waits for the LORD,
he is our help and shield. – Ps 33:20
my soul has been waiting
wandering and waiting
vacillating and listless
alive but lifeless
when all else fails
i retreat further inside
where you are waiting
my light and salvation
then you remind me
the spark of my spirit
ignited but forgotten
given for eternity
and rejoicing renews
when the reunion begins
heaven and earth
and soul and spirit
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. – 2 Cor 11:30
only in my weakness
does God’s strength show
only in my emptiness
does the fullness of God manifest
only in my surrender
am i transformed
only in dying
will i be fully alive
I plundered other churches by accepting from them in order to minister to you. – 2 Cor 11:8
saddest sights to see
more desolate than graveyards
abandoned temples
what is plundered is replaced
what is destroyed is rebuilt
what is abandoned is lost forever
Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work.- 2 Cor 9:8
everything i have
has been given unto me
but i’ve gained only
that which i’ve given away
that to which i clinged
i have lost along the way
all that remains now
giving freely of myself
Who keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed
who gives bread to the hungry.
The LORD sets prisoners free;
the LORD gives sight to the blind.
The LORD raises up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
The LORD protects the resident alien – Ps 146:6-9
little faith is needed
to believe in a god
who lifts up the oppressed
feeds the hungry
free the falsely imprisoned
gives sight to the blind
loves the righteous
protects the unwanted strangers
all that would be required is gratitude
on the other hand
to keep believing and hoping
when you are oppressed
when you are hungry
when you are imprisoned on false charges
when you are blind
when you are unloved
when you are persecuted for being a stranger
that is FAITH
when God is in the world
those who are grateful and able
of the own will and volition
lift up the oppressed
feed the hungry
free the falsely imprisoned
be a seeing guide for the blind
love the unrighteous
welcome the stranger
that is Love
then the body of God is visible
God is with us
Longing For Water 