and Purposeful Prose
Banish Fun Days To the tune of Manic Monday. 2AM already I was just in the middle of a scream I was wishin' I were sleeping I was hoping this was all a bad dream But I can't escape Cause then I guess my life would go my way These are the nights When you [...]
Hold me I need Your comfort and Your peace Assure me That there's more than I can see Remind me Nothing is ever beyond Your reach Show me Lord, help me to believe And when the waters rise I know You're in those tides I can trust that You still care And that You have [...]
Too long I've been grounded Lord, where are my wings? Please teach me of Your glory Until my heart sings. May my wings then unfold Lift me high in the air When I'm down on my knees Lord, please meet me there. Too long I've been grounded Lord, where are my wings? Please teach me [...]
Before the day rushes in Before the war begins Before I rise I know who wins. Before the lies take hold again Before my path begins to wend I'll take God's hand For He's my friend. Tina W. June 4, 2020 Jesus: Friend of Sinners ❤ Jesus is a friend of sinners in the sense [...]
Were not our hearts burning? Yes, when He spoke with us on the road to Emmaus. Reclining at the table, Jesus broke bread with us! He opened up the Scripture to us! But we were slow to believe Wanting proof, some went to the tomb and found it empty. The prophets had spoken these things! [...]
Lord, the world is so full of beautiful things The sights and sounds of all that life brings How quickly we adore created things Before the one who brought all into being. Lord help us to remember what must come first Bind our hearts to Yours and teach us to thirst For the things that [...]
The Depressed Christian sounds like such an oxymoron to my ears. Scripture teaches us to be joyful in hope and rejoice in our suffering. For those struggling with depression both of these can seem amazingly difficult at times. However, it's really liberating to share this thought. Depression forces me to become someone I'm not and [...]
She trusted and lived by faith Setting out one blue-sky day Mesmerized by tide pools Such wonders she saw and gleefully proclaimed. Like a river to the ocean She was gently drawn down lovely streams Following the current Of all she loved and passionately believed. Some days were grey Her strength grew weak But still [...]
Last Winter I really started struggling with music, particularly finding what spoke to me where I was. I felt terrible that songs that once lifted me up only made me feel worse. I'm still sifting through music looking for those songs that hit the right note. Perhaps you can relate. It's easy to listen to [...]
I want to grow wings And rise up again Will I find my way? Do trials ever end? I want to live I want to be free Will I find my passion That I lost at sea? When I fall, will I rise? Will I hear God's song? Will I find my strength When I [...]
