Thursday, April 21, 2011

Kids Bibles


It wasn’t until I was walking by a classroom of fully grown men in kindergarten as students last week that I began to comprehend the profound need around us.

Today we received a shipment of 800 kids Bibles at the church to give away at our Easter Egg Hunt this weekend. They are actually NT storybooks geared for ages 4-7.

The Lord paired these two occurrences together for me and only then did I realize that again his plans are not my plans and his ways are not my ways. Profound messages that are accessible in this small colorful illustrated book with big bold words in front of me, may have been utterly inaccessible to my adult neighbor if I’d put a NIV Study Bible in his or her hand instead.

Oh to be blown by the free spirit of God and find yourself in the right direction.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Fight Fear


Disabled by design
Whispers translate ‘you are fearful, you are mine’

Fight back, Fight now,
Fight fierce, Don’t bow

Precious gifts are smothered
Who am I, send another

What if, how can,
Please no, not again

Our plumb line is lost
We’ve bought the façade
Don’t think the fooling of yourself
Will ultimately stand the test

Fight back, Fight now,
Fight fierce, Don’t bow

Where is my angst, where is my awe
This disquietude is a holy call

Be afraid while fearing not
Choose your master, Choose your lot

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Gregory


Strength of intellect
Fledgling resolve
A contorted course
Leads to God
Unshackled love
In a shackled place
Drawing new sketches
Transfused by grace
Time is his agent
Womb to grave
Happy Birthday my brother
No more a slave

Consumption


So without
Pushing the boundaries within
Begging for filling
While taking my fill again
Where is your blessing
Then clearly my answer comes
Your consumption is rampant
While tailor made for one

Fast unto me
Rid yourself of waste
You long for my glory
But feast among disgrace

Loving to loathe and loathing to love
Blundering blindly asking not of