Today was just one of those days. One of those days where joy is hidden beneath the gray clouds in the sky, shining through every now and then, bringing a brief glimmer of hope. On these days socializing overwhelms me, for a reason I have yet to figure out. These days tend to be heavy traffic days in my mind, with thoughts racing every which way...today was no different. I found myself thinking about us as human beings, God’s creation, and the life we are called to live as Christians and followers of Christ. It’s becoming more obvious that that’s apparently the theme of this current phase in my life, especially in this time when I just feel so lost, yet at the same time so full of hope because of the strength I find in Christ. Today I wrote a poem instead my usual style, two actually, as that was just how the words seemed to flow the best.
Why do we hold others to such a high standard...
When we know we couldn’t even reach that mark?
Why do we treat those we love worse than even a stranger...
Just because we know they’ll always be there?
Why does our love for others only go so far…
Yet we expect so very much in return?
Why do we care so much about what other people think…
When one day only our Savior can make the ultimate judgment.
Why do we pray to our God...
Yet aren’t always willing to sit and listen to what He has to say?
Yet aren’t always willing to sit and listen to what He has to say?
Why can the world provide us hours of entertainment on end...
But the Bible gets put on the shelf for a later day?
But the Bible gets put on the shelf for a later day?
Why do we place judgment on others...
When we are all wonderfully and fearfully made.
When we are all wonderfully and fearfully made.
Why do we praise the cross of Christ...
But hate the cross in our own lives?
Why do we praise when our lives are on track...
Yet don’t lift our voice in the midst of the storms?
Yet don’t lift our voice in the midst of the storms?
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We live each day waiting for the next,
Letting what's in front of us slip away.
We try and remedy our sorrows, dismiss our fears,
Avoid our pain, hopefully it'll be gone tomorrow.
But we can't seem to escape the brokenness around us,
No matter how hard we try it finds its way in.
We desire the world to see us as someone we're not,
Someone who's got it all together, no baggage to carry.
Bitter thoughts and grudges harden our hearts,
As if waiting for the perfect time to unleash it all.
We can't quite forgive until our side is heard,
But little do we know, we are the ones held captive.
Anger and fear, tragedy and heartbreak,
Facing shame and defeat, losing what we thought was love.
Threatening to push us over the line,
Our mind is consumed, overwhelmed by our every thought.
But there's so much beauty to be found inside,
When we feel so lost and alone.
Desperate to find meaning, broken at the foot of the cross,
Hands held high, heart abandoned, Lord take me as I am.
Help me to love as you first loved us,
A love like that in 1 Corinthians 13.
To embrace and cherish every moment I have,
To live a life that glorifies you
To see each moment as an opportunity for fellowship,
A chance to learn, and a chance to grow.
Forgive me when I stumble, don't leave me when I stray,
And help me find the abundant joy you've given me each day
.....♥ C
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:4-13
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:4-13
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