my father's son

Who is this face I see?
Where does he come from?
Where is he going?

I hear the anger and impatience,
This love for knowing what's always best.
I glimpse a pride called humility,
And eyes masking fear and insecurity.
I see my loneliness and am reminded of my father.

Long have I feared this,
Where who I could be fades into who he is,
And the best attempts at avoidance,
Throw me deeper into futile unfaithfulness.
After all, am I not my father's son?

Saviour, throw me a lifeline,
Hear this plea from one despairing,
Change me from within,
From all that I wish I was not,
To all that You are.
Form a heart that's heavy into a heart that gives,
Give me a mirror that shows my self in You,
And make me into my Father's son.

sč
KL, June 30th, 2007

we'll not pass this way again

Here is where the road divides,
For a season we've walked beside,
But time now beckons us,
And the Spirit draws between our paths.

Though words fall so short,
I wrap my mind and give shape to these thoughts.

So of all the things I could,
I wish you not comfort but risky abandon,
Not of guarantees I may not keep,
Of illusions that nothing will change.
I wish you glorious mystery and wonder,
Of an edge to leap off and soar beyond yourself,
Of a life to live, not just exist.
For the future is a flower not yet budded.

So here in this moment,
I bid you godspeed,
Remembering blessings given and received,
And this fellowship we've shared.
For as the future blooms
To mark our different paths,
We'll not pass this way again.

sč
KL, June 27th, 2007

big enough

Big enough ...
to hear a lonely sob
to answer a silent plea
to comfort a shattered spirit
to reconcile a broken fellowship
God is big enough.

Big enough ...
to touch a despairing heart
to quieten an intimidating fear
to renew an afflicted body
to provide every single penny
God is big enough.

Big enough ...
to feel an aching grief
to carry a bitter burden
to pardon a careless betrayal
to restore a wounded relationship
God is big enough.

Big enough ...
to lift a hopeless failure
to revive a weary soul
to redeem a lost cause
to understand a daunting task
God is big enough.

Big enough ...
to love a reckless rebel
to confront a debating sceptic
to rebuke an indifferent pride
to overturn a godless order
God is big enough.

js
KL, June 24th, 2007

living in the lion's mouth

Never been content to exist,
My heart always longed for more.
Around me voices pester,
"What life will you make for yourself?"

"Believe in yourself,
Be all that you can be,
Fight for what you want,
Never stop striving."

Is this all there is to life?

You cause a stirring in my spirit,
Inviting me beyond myself.
When my mind understands not,
And others predict failure,
Your gentle peace pursues my heart.

"Give it up, let it go,
Life us not chasing security,
Trust is not leaving one hand tied to a net."

Never been content to exist,
Glorious anticipation, our hearts wonder,
"What life will You lead us to?"

So here we are,
Between the lion and the lemming,
Each choice a step away from self,
Toward safety in His jaws,
For the Lion is an angel.

sč
KL, June 15th, 2007

the warrior

Weapon in hand,
Your fists clenched,
No mercy expected,
Suited and braced for battle.

"Living is surviving,
Strive and grasp for yourself,
For all others will beat you down."

"This is being in the real world,
Grace and mercy spell weakness,
Tis' a nice but unrealistic ideal."

And so your life I see,
Swinging from anger to insecurity,
Always guarded, never trusting,
Poverty of spirit eating your soul.

It doesn't have to be so ....

Lay down your burdens,
His yoke is easy.
His eyes see all,
There is nothing to prove.
His heart is willing,
And His arms able.
For He fought death,
To save us from ourselves.

"So come on home",
Calls the Father, "Come on home."
The battle's over, Christ has won.

for Dad

sč
KL, June 13th, 2007