Growth

Why is it so hard to keep my eyes,
on the one and only prize?
Why does my heart waver and my mind wander,
when I know the path to take?
God,
Time passes even when,
I wish it to stand still.
The sun rises and sets,
on the horizons of each new day,
yet why do I pretend
that time is not moving,
to allow myself to stay
the way I am,
instead of continuing to seek,
after the image you want me to be.

My Lord,
push me to new depths
in my relationship with you.
Shatter the comfortable
and help me to strive after you

Distort

God,
I looked up at the night sky,
and was brought to tears by what I saw.
Not a single star lit the darkened canvas,
and sadness engulfed my soul.
The beauty of your star-filled night,
drowned out by humanities light.
The peace and quiet of flowing water,
replaced by the whizzing by of driven car.
Breath-taking sunsets, which ease the soul,
ruined by electrice and telephone poles.

Lord,
Humanity tries to get in the way,
to distort the beauty of the creation,
which calls out your name.
Help me to see past the distractions we creat,
and find a special quiet place.
here I can seek after you with my heart and soul
and draw close to your presence,
which my heart longs for.

Reflection

As the sunset colors fade away into the dark,
I sit and reflect on these past few days.
Of times of laughter, joy, and pain,
of silence, mystery, and a chance to pray
and of God's awesome presence breaking into hearts.

A seemingly endless hike to a hidden lake,
of struggles and courage brought to bare on the rock face.
Powerful moments of solitude and prayer,
brought all together with time to share,
our lives with one another, creation and our God.
Opening eyes to the possibility of a love
greater than we could have ever imagined.

O, Lord
Giver of Life and steadfast love.
Words fall short of the gratitude I feel,
For the chance to experience the power of Your love,
which showed itself powerfully real...
These past few days.

Compromise

God,
How did I get here?
Why have I left myself drift this far?
The devotion that once burned,
has been replaced with a lazy compromise.
I have settled for less than your best,
and now find turmoil raging within.
A burden too big to shoulder on my own,
but kept inside to fool the world.

Holy Lord,
You have never settled for less than my best,
yet I have given in to the status quo.
God,
I ask of You to lift me from this place.
To shatter the part of me holding me back from you.
My heart's desire is still a small flame within me,
and I need your Spirit's fire to ignite it once again.

Goodbye

Why is it so hard to say goodbye?
As the world can’t wait to pass you by.
The memories of a moment blur within your mind,
A kaleidoscope of images of your life gone by.
Learning to live within the confines of each other,
Blending space as we grow close together.

Memories of the challenge of the Great Climb,
Walking forward through wind and ice.
Wanting to give up but pressing onward,
Grasping hold of the goal in sight.
The great challenge to overcome,
This battle with the only one,
To keep us from the goal.
Within ourselves this battle we must fight.
Triumph becomes ours, as we overcome ourselves
Shattering the obstacles in our mind,

More memories to add,
Why must parting be so sad?
The trek in the rain,
Early morning walks,
The time we spent together
Nothing to take its spot
But the time has come
For us to leave this place.
The roads that we travel
May all diverge from here
But maybe some tomorrow
Our paths may cross
Bringing back memories of yesterday
To bridge the time we lost.