you said sunlight
wave after wave
is an endless mercy
given to us all

Greenville, 10 AM
I see water dripping off
their tiny black hands in the street
i hear their laughter echoing out
like wind chimes up the shadows of the city block
heat flows out of their purple heads
and carries up into the chlorine air
into the orchestra of traffic
through which
we vanish
like smoke

promise to hold my heart
when it becomes untethered from
Your grace and love.
i’ve reached the end of myself…..


and there’s nowhere left to turn
but You.
i’ve tried steering
this ship called life but
it’s time for You to take the lead.  

Laziness uncondoned but
"This thing" gives you an edge
Even when you're not the best
"This thing" gets you chosen
In my life, it's been proven

"This thing" comes from on High
And it puts you in high places
It sets you on high tables
It unexpectedly open doors
Some folks call it luck
But I know it as GRACE.

my fingers caress
its broken wings, fluttering
i lay it to rest.

What if the world was perfect?
What if man never fell?
What if the serpent had no lie to tell?
There would be no enemy to resist;
But I would cease to exist.
No sorrow to feel, but no deal to seal.
No stumbling block,
But no promised Rock.
I thank the Lord for the way it is:
For this broken world, which is still His
God sent Christ to die, to take our sins away;
But raised Him again that glorious third day!
Here I am, a child of the King;
my sins forgiven, what a wonderful thing!
I walk this path, close to the Lord, He my shield and portion be.
Life You've brought to me, because of the blood of the sacrificial Lamb.
Wings like eagles You have given me:
From the enemy my God has delivered me!
Thank You, for the cross Lord.