Thursday, November 5, 2009

tasting
through the intake and ingestion
its clear when you and see
goodness
taste and see
crave this once again
in my thirst
help me drink of you
give my lips a sweet experience of you
open my eyes to see
to be drawn to you
to look for you
and to be fixed upon you
as a sweet lover who satisfies your cravings
as one whom i experience and look for
i pray i would crave nothing above
your graciousness oh Lord
may my eyes become blind
to all that takes my sight from you
may all who are wearied and heavy burdened
taste and see
and in craving know

Monday, October 5, 2009

waiting



As you wander in fear and paranoia
he sees you
as you wait in depression
he sees you
as you sit waiting to see light
he sees you
in slavery and shame
in sin and wages deserved
he sees you
Where have you come from?
abuse, abandon, shame
moments that will never be forgotten
people who said they loved you
the deceiving pursuit of self
drugs, alcohol, relationships
the sting of the past is where I have been
Where are you going?
I don't know
I ask the same question
I'm learning and growing
seeking to know the will of you
the one who intends good to come
please continue to see me
and with every step
teach me you know and see
all that was and is to come

Friday, June 5, 2009











recent travels. . . Me, Claire, and Jen Lou who just moved to Ny from SF it was fun to see her! Vancouver, BC one of the most beautiful cities I have seen, with great desparity. Markings of our friends and their time in Portland, OR. the Stage in Seattle was a great spot to find friends old and new. One of the many old beautiful brinck buildings in Boston, MA. Tompkins park NYC where a lot of traveling kids hang out. It has been a good season
 of travel and its nice to be home!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009



from the ground we come
from the ashes we fall
from the cracks we break through
from the depths we are brought
from despair we are saved
from wounds we are healed

to love we are brought
to mercy we see
to grace we now live
to beauty we are given

for the lonely
for the outcast
for the wanderer
for the disillusioned
for the slave
for the desperate
for those who fall short
and continue to see how short

through his power
through his resurrection
through his pursuit
through his holding of it all
and burying it
through this fulfillment we live

Friday, March 13, 2009

deliverance
freedom
hope for my heart
which has been longing
for a breath of truth
it came to deep parts of me
acknowledged and spoken into
your Spirit broke through
and caused tears
when nothing else was adequate
tears fell, expressing more
than any words could
I no longer have to lay in defeat 
of an enemy that holds me
to lies that have no power
i need my response to be different
calling on a God who has 
put his shield of truth
his righteousness
and secured me in his salvation
and offers me truth to defend against lies
has brought me peace which carries me
wherever my feet shall your peace follows
he has given me faith which protects
and his Spirit inside which penetrates
with all these things I'm found
yet the defeated enemy
continues to come hard to me
through means far beyond my control
seeking to defeat and destroy
he has come to steal, kill, and destroy
through ways I wouldn't expect
anything to pull me from abundant life
a life which is free and secure
as things continue
help me to see your hand
as bigger and victorious
nothing escapes you or is to great for you
you are the great victor whom walks with us

Saturday, January 24, 2009

the never ending kingdom
the king came
not in power or might
not by force or storm
but surprisingly 
to a virgin
who was betrothed 
an angel came
and spoke of a Spirit
that would make this possible
and she believed him
believed that this king could be conceived
inside of her
scoffed and shamed
the king was coming
dejected and without explanation
the king was coming
God walked her into this
gently bringing his kingdom
to a place that desperately needs it
pain and sorrow were had
to bring this kingdom
pain and sorrow were had 
to make a way into this kingdom
a way has been made
into this kingdom 
that never ends for those whom he loves