Draw Near

Come close, unafraid
And keep coming
Hold onto Him
And know that
He holds you there
Secure and welcomed and loved

Jesus. Period.

He is the answer
to every question
the cure for every ill
the hope for every despairing, hopeless, broken-hearted, lost, blind, confused, scarred, and apathetic soul

He is everything
and all that we need

Hope

Hope
With no object
Is as empty
As looking to a sunny, cloudless sky
For the downpour to end
Your drought

His

That I should know forgiving grace,
Mercy given in judgement's place-

That I be treated as His child,
His gifts upon me freely piled-

That I be made more like His Son,
Changed to holy this sinful one-

That I should get to speak His name,
Be used on earth to spread His fame-

That I should die and see His face,
All makes me marvel at His grace!

Run To Him

The trials of this life make me long
To run to the One who is strong
His comfort and peace
Give me courage to cease
From singing this world's futile song

Unworthy Already

How funny that I shrink to come
To Him when I have sinned
As if my latest crime
Made me unworthy--
No, my self-righteousness
Held me there long before
My hidden sins
Worked their way
Into public view

humility

Whatever I am
He made me
Whatever I know
He taught me
Whatever I have
He gave me--

(putting down my pen
now to laugh at my
foolish pride)