carry on

The garden was dark and quiet,
His soul heavy and burdened.
Left by His closest friends in their slumber,
Alone to confront His enemies,
Knowing the torment and agony to come.
Carry on.

The road was dusty and crowded,
The cross heavy and burdensome.
Once His followers, now His taunters,
Their jeers ringing in His ears,
All the way to the skull.
Carry on.

The journey was long and ardous,
The land, distant and foreign,
A people, strange and alien.
For the sake of the message,
A message these had never heard.
Carry on.

The list is long, seemingly endless,
The burdens many, needs countless,
I sit and wonder, "How will I get through this?"
I hear a ring and then a voice,
Of how a soul was moved,
How a heart brought near,
In a world of chaotic pressure.
Carry on.

sč
KL, July 1997

alone

Alone again.
I stop, watching people pass by,
Chasing dreams always beyond their reach.
Yet, I once wished I was one of them,
For in that lies the acceptance of man.

I know I am called out of darkness,
But a single light is a lonely one,
And so here I am ... alone.

Tempted to give up,
I remember the cry from One dying,
"Why have you abandoned me?"
Once loved by many, now betrayed by the same.
A kiss, denied, they all deserted him,
And now, even His Father turns away.

For every sorrow and pain, every cry and fear,
There is One who fully knows.
Every feeling I have or will,
He went through on the tree.

No longer alone against the wind,
He is here too.

sč
KL, 1997

heart

Stay away! Keep your distance,
Don't come near, I warn you.
Leave me alone ... alone to weep.
My heart is broken again.

The ones I trusted, the ones I loved,
How I wanted their acceptance.
Yet here I lie,
Alone in my sorrow and brokenness.

What? Do I hear You calling,
Surely not asking for ... ?
No, No ... I must not be used again,
Lied to and cast aside, betrayed.

"I understand, I know what it's like,
Used and forsaken,
With friends who run when clouds appear.
The ones who sang praises,
Now curse and mock My name."

"I know ... I've been there."

Can I trust You? Will You fail me?
Take it ... it matters no longer,
Too many pieces to be broken anymore.

Can it be? Is that ... ?
Whole and restored,
Redeemed, moulded like new.
How is it possible?

"Trust in Me,
Fear not, neither be anxious,
I am gentle with those who are broken."

The weeping ceases,
My soul yearns no longer for love,
No more searching for peace and acceptance.
My heart is safe, resting in His poured out Spirit.

sč
KL, 1997

ever wondered?

Ever wondered about the stars?
A thousand billion in the sky,
No collision, each one a special course.

Ever wondered about the earth?
93 million miles from the sun,
Far enough not to burn,
Close enough not to freeze.

Ever wondered about the atmosphere?
Millions of speeding meteors kept out,
A covering shield constantly in place.

Ever wondered about the human heart?
70, even 80 years without fail,
It still gets enough rest between beats.

Ever wondered about the kidney?
Cleaning poison from the blood,
Yet does not mistake one for the other.

Ever wondered about the human tongue?
Flexing to form sounds and words,
Words our thoughts and minds can comprehend.

Ever wondered about the womb?
Taking the love of two,
Splitting a seed until a baby is ready,
Formed and strong enough to sustain life.

Ever wondered?

sč
KL, 1997