this Christmas
may your soul shine
as you take time
to reflect on God above
and love your family
and see your story
is from His hand
of love
for you are here
and His Light is near
so lay those burdens down
this tiny Child
is here for you
so put away the frowns
and rest in His light
rest in His peace
rest in His joy
may you be free
and not anxious
for you are precious
for you are here
and His Light is near
for you are loved
from above
He came
to be
with
you
maybe it’s because
the way things are
i’m longing
for what used to be
maybe it’s because
what used to be
is why the way things are
maybe it’s because
i’m remembering
a world that was gentle and true
maybe it’s because
what’s gentle and true
was forsaken and broken
back then too
maybe it’s because
we’re lost wandering souls
that it seems faith is gone
hope and love sailed away
maybe it’s because
we’ve wandered so far
the light seems so dim
we don’t know
who we are
maybe we can turn
and swim upstream
awaken and see the Way
maybe we can hear
the Truth with our ears
and Life can return
to our poor restless souls
let’s surrender
right now
all we think we know
and find His rest and peace
for only if we lose our lives
in His love and light
only then can we rise
pray with me
that we will see
the world we carry inside
mended and healed
by the Way
the Truth
the Life
we got a little brick house in Rockdale
the one with the great big tree
we know it’s not london or paris
and not parsippany
but there’s a real nice park
across the street
where the slides go on for miles
and the girls can climb
and laugh on the swings
right there in front
of our little brick house
the one with the great big tree
it’s not rome
or breckenridge
or schenectady
it’s a home for the girls
and for you and me
here in Rockdale
we’ll make memories
in our little brick house
the one
with the great big tree
let me talk about the
rain rain rain
inside my heart
and all those words
i thought would build
just tore us all part
let me talk about the
rain rain rain
inside my mind
and all the shame
and fighting ways
and all this wasted time
let me talk about the
rain rain rain
inside your pain
and all your tears
all my broken tries
we can’t go back again
let me talk about the
rain rain rain
i threw it all away
don’t go
the skies
inside our lives
will clear one day
please stay
and share this rain
between us
darkness now
there must be a way
through all this
muddy ground
a story must be here
let’s look around
and find one
who knows
maybe it will
keep us sheltered
from all this
rain
rain
rain
so this new day has come
whose will
will be done
in my heart and mind
today
these colors dance and play
they call and say
there is more to you
more to me
than this world often
will let us see
so many lies
so many tries
to measure up
to just keep up
you get tired
worn
cast down
and torn
God help me see
i bear Your image
strong and true
it is ruined
stained
and needs to be
renewed
like this new day
i will rise and sing
with the colors bring
a song of praise
i will raise
my voice
and say
thank you
for who You are
to me
thank you
for all that
makes me
me
the dark
the light
the rest
the fight
i will listen to
these colors sing
life up my eyes
and enter into
Your peace
Your grace
Your will
Your way
my heart
and mind
are yours today
not my way
not my will
but
Yours
be done
always
and in
all ways
waiting keeping watch searching scanning horizons i didn’t realize that i was looking for you all my life waiting for our once upon a time to begin
when i saw you i ran to meet you on the shore of our journey after all these years i now know i would choose to wait and let a thousands tides come and go and let the lonely time pass me by if it meant i could be near you hear you say my name yes i would search for you night and day and wait
this voyage called life a perilous quest under storms at night and bright mornings of peace living out vows that we said when we were kids you’re still choosing to stay beside me i’m still choosing to stay beside you
across all the wild wild seas that are behind us we found treasures a guiding grace that will lead us a slower pace that will ground us a grateful space that settles our minds navigating these later years we get to wait together love together
sitting here with you waiting here with you remembering here with you we wait for one day the journey will end until then we get to wait together love together be together and in the waiting practice staying come what may you’re still choosing to stay beside me i’m still choosing to stay beside you we wait
new day shines and sings colors bring a smile or two we journey on some journey through this beauty brings to mind there is so much more to find than momentary distractions they leave me fractured i want i need i thirst but all this greed whatever it is i choose to feed seems to get a hold of me i want to let go i want to be free in His truth i will be the true me and shine and fly with colors bright and soar and seek and risk this self and choose to love to sing to breathe and start remembering i was meant to fly i was meant to see and one day be in eternity
remember life is a delicate fragile beauty trying to rest in the turmoil of this world life a momentary story carrying eternity inside longing for home love and time in so many ways we are the same carrying our shame we fight to be seen never winning always shouting leaving delicate souls broken sometimes shattered all around us evil is all about because it is within our tortuous souls so we take we tear down we abuse we hollow out our neighbor's heart we insist on being right when we need to tenderly explore the souls that God has given us souls reflecting glory from above He gave them to us to love as He loves hush your soul quiet your mind still your heart give yourself time to yield to your Creator eternity set inside of you treasure one another don’t you think it’s time to treasure one another
introspection time space grieving open illumination notice grace tears observing belief eternity aware light love reflection insight gravity healing time its going to be all right in His light and love all wrongs made right mercy justice alight the soul as we sing songs through an endless sunrise
we people are a funny mix don’t you think or at least i am anyway sometimes the sun is shining smiles and laughs no room for whining like i want to photograph every moment capture the rapturous mood i’m in and at the same time no really at the same time rain pours down all around this town of memories that sprouts like massive trees in a forest of lies and shame and why’s and pain and ties to the past that seem to last like a long sad song so i pray break through in rays of hope and light dear Lord help me regain my sight and “though the wrong seems often so strong” You will make all things right ‘cause You’re writing a story full of downpours and clouds writing a story of songs sung out loud of Your love and Your glory of the way that you carry this tale called my life in Your everlasting arms i am choosing to rest to stop and embrace the things i don't see to silently wait to just.... be and see you breakthrough all the rainy and cloudy in me breakthrough and one day make all things new
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