Tag: joy

2015.04.07: joy of the Lord

You will show me the path to life,
abounding joy in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever. – Ps 16:11

You opened my eyes
to the beaming joy of mother church
when her lost children visit
even if only twice a year

You opened my ears
to the resounding joy
when gloria and alleluias are sung
after the season of fasting

You opened my heart
to all those who are yet trapped
in the busyness of this world
instead of the joy of your presence

You gave me the grace
to be aware and grateful
for finding the joy of the Lord
in all the things ordinary

2015.03.01: the Lord is enough

He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him? – Rom 8:32

you are enough for me, Lord
if i have you what else do i need?

since i found you i can see
not just with my eyes but with my mind
i am aware of things i’ve never noticed before
i can find joy
even in the most ordinary of things

since i found you i can hear
not just with my ears but with my soul
i have learned to treasure the stillness
before your spirit moves me
i have found peace within
that none can take away

since i found you i can love
with a heart that’s not my own
my very being is flooded
with a compassion for those
that i had never noticed
i have cried with tears more than just my own
springing from a well much deeper than my soul

Jesus, since i found you
i have joy, peace, and love
i have life that is abundant to the fullest
if i have you what else do i need?
you are enough for me, Lord