 "And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst." (Luke 23:42-45)
Unveil Yourself my heart's cry Reveal the depths of Your love Invade this place of longing Lord with quenching mercy from above Unveil Yourself my very breath Uncover the air that I need Overtake all the stifling forces Lord which keep Christ from permeating me Unveil Yourself my song in the night Unmask false notes off key Display my spiritual opus Lord with songs of grace and humility Unveil Yourself my love divine Undress my worn rags of shame Crush with passion the depths of me with the intimacy of Your name Unveil Yourself my warrior king Undermine my warring schemes Inhabit the enemy's camp Oh Lord even if the enemy turns out to be me Unveil what's been veiled for far too long Subdue what would stand in the way Pervade every ounce of my soul my Christ with the glory of every word You say You are the Word made flesh Lord The Father has spoken in Christ I am a tablet of flesh God Write Jesus all over my life... Written by Anne Marie Hawke October 2021 To subscribe to my blog or to find out more about my writing please visit my website at hawkewriter.com
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 "Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak." (Genesis 32:24)
Daybreak I let go of my wisdom and strength As You wrestle my flesh to the ground Let my life no longer be mine alone Let my life in Christ be found No more striving for my righteousness No more striving for my place Dying to self I yield my soul Let me be clothed in Your grace You know me, You know what I need You know the exact place to touch Cripple me in my selfish walk Lord That I may be sealed in Your love Let the pain remind me with each step Let the wound stay within my view Let all my flesh be utterly consumed As I rise in the daybreak of You Crush me with the weight of Your glory Leave no trace of who I once was Overshadow all of my small suns With the true Light of heaven above Yours is the kingdom I long for Yours is the embrace that I choose I lay my life down that it might be saved I gain everything when once I first lose You do not walk in man's wisdom You do not walk in man's ways You are Almighty, Holy, Only God I give up my freedom, to be Your slave Better is one day with You Better is the life that You give Better to die in Your arms So that I may truly live Set me as a seal upon Your heart Set me as a seal upon Your arm Many waters cannot quench love I drown, but I feel no harm You sing songs of deliverance You draw near where others run You alone are my Deliverer In surrender the victory is won...  “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:37-39)
Bursting At The Seams Some things don’t have answers Only questions You’re gone and it’s both rolled into one The questions are the answer The answer is more questions It all goes around in my mind like an endless blur Maybe I’m not supposed to know Maybe my heart just needs to rest Maybe in all I don’t know an answer exists I could never guess What if all the things I ponder make me ache for something more? It’s like standing at the waters edge wondering what’s on the distant shore So I reach out and touch the Infinite My heart explodes, bursting at the seams You are gone and I am left here My heart grasps to know what that could mean It’s all about you but it isn’t You are gone and so I strive I have to ascend these ashes So I breathe out all my whys Why wasn’t there more time? Why couldn’t I see more change? Why am I left wondering? You are gone and I will never be the same May I change only for the better as this grief pulls out all the worst In your death I’m finding freedom I’m learning life is precious and of great worth… Five weeks out and sometimes it feels like five minutes. I can still hear your laughter, and the last “I love you” when we spoke. I miss you. Life truly is precious and of great worth. Your life. My life. Our lives. I have watched life, opinions, circumstance, pride, anger, selfishness, lack of vulnerability, lies, lack of communication, personalities, lack of understanding, and mere stupidity divide my family, my friends, my country, and my own heart at times. And then my brother died… all of a sudden, without warning. And instantaneously everything was brought into its proper perspective. Please hear me…if you haven’t talked to your siblings in awhile, if you have let a past hurt get in the way of grace, mercy, and reconciliation, if you are holding a grudge for any reason, if you are punishing someone with your silence, if you are keeping someone in a cage of their past, if you are mad at someone because of their political preference, if you are burdened with unforgiveness in your heart toward anyone, if you can only see the bad and not the good in people…I implore you…Make the call, let it go, say the words, restore the relationship, give some grace, forgive them, put away your weapons, unlock the cage, know that a difference of opinion is not a reason to hate anyone, see the good again, reconnect…because life is precious and you never know when it may be cut short, when the time might run out…and you may never get the chance to make it right, to say “I love you,” to realize the reasons, to give them a hug… Let compassion overcome. Let love conquer. Let God heal. Written by Anne Marie Hawke October 2021 To subscribe to my blog or to find out more about my writing, please visit my website at hawkewriter.com |
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