Never Be The Same

I see what he does
I have seen what he has done
heard his nasty words
that make me come undone
I pray to never be the same
to journey down an unbeaten path
to be fresh and genuine
to build relationships of substance
He sits among us everyday,
yet is always absent
I think my demands might be too grand,
yet is depth and warmth too much to ask
I try to accept it,
but I hate when the mark falls short
I pray to never be the same
to journey down an unbeaten path
to be present and near
to pursue matters of depth
He crawls back to his confines
and buries his burdens deeper and deeper
making him sicker and sicker
never wanting love or embrace
to reach his broken heart
that is buried beneath
all of the rubble and rubbish
I pray to never be the same
to journey down an unbeaten path
to be love and grace
to hold your heart higher than mine
I pray to never be the same
to journey down an unbeaten path
So I won't be the same

Let Us Go Over To The Other Side

Let us go over to the other side
come with kindness
come with an open heart
come to see people
instead of seeing through them
leave your comforts
leave loving that's easy
let us go over to the other side
where loving is hard but,
is true and real
where love transcends society
where love reaches the least of these
the oppressed, the forgotten, the transparent
let us go over to the other side
and leave our rusted chains behind
let Christ compel you soul
the other side where
dirty, weak, and sinful are loved
where all are seen
where none are forgotten
where all are part of one kingdom
let us go over to the other side
where we look at all people
where we serve all people
where we don't put ourselves first,
but Christ above all
are you truly following Jesus?
then let us go over to the other side
where we are all called
where we all belong
let us fall in love
with our first love again

I am Willing

I am unsure of it all
I don't know what I'm doing
I am in another predicament
not where I want to be
my mind jumbled and scrambled
my feet calloused and tangled
weakness creeps in
it drags me in
it entices me
I have lost all bearing,
yet the Lord uses me still
I am willing
even though I don't see it

I settle for the world to satisfy
I know I'm missing the target
and I still push on
filled with ignorance
my weakness blinds me
so I see through my own eyes
which misguide and mislead
my vision shackles my ankles and wrists
I believe I am vile
yet the Lord uses me still
I am willing
I shine His light
even though I don't see it

I have been placed
precisely and perfectly
to serve a purpose
to spread love
to draw His beloved out of darkness
I am broken,
but not destroyed
I am still of use
still a candle with a wick
so the Lord uses me
precisely and perfectly