Do you know how often genius goes unrecognized?
When we don't share the mic, the spotlight -
pure genius stays hidden, out of sight.
This, my brethren, is a shame,
for all in the Body are called by His name.
Nobody is a "nobody" in our Lord's Body.
No one is unimportant with nothing to say.
No one deserves to be ignored day after day.
We must cease to commit this crime
when we gather together we must redeem the time,
for every heart, every tongue,
belongs to the Holy One.
Release the Holy Spirit to minister through
whomever He pleases -
for there is freedom wherever He is.
I long to see
the Body
full of equality.
May this be
oh Lord
my legacy -
A people brought to maturity.....

Writing is a catharsis for my soul.
It helps to keep me whole,
but I worry that I write
from a place of hurt,
that writing is how I attain self=worth.
My mind knows that
my worth is only found in
the Blood that Jesus shed -
but does my heart agree
with what I just said?
Oh well - just striving for honesty
from somewhere deep inside of me.
Not trying to impress you,
rather trying to impress me.
Though I hope you enjoy
these musings of mine,
do or don't, I'll still write the next line.
If no one ever hears
but my very own ears,
still, I will write
to release what's deep inside.
I do want to matter
so someone besides myself,
to show I'm more than
just an empty shell -
When I'm gone to my eternal home,
what will remain but the words in these poems?
Words are my bones, my flesh,
they will keep my memory alive,
far beyond my death.......

1 Samuel 17:28-30

"Oh David, nasty one -
we shouldn't listen to any more of your prattle,
for you, little brother, least among sons,
have only come here to see a battle.
I know your heart - it is wicked indeed.
You've only come here to embarrass me."

David replied - "What have I done now?
Is there not a cause?"
And he turned from his brother without even a pause,
for he was used to his brother's jealousy,
his brother was angry with him constantly,
for God had chosen David above all his brethren
because God knew David's heart.
David's heart was a heart like God's -
humility was something David didn't find odd.

Today we find the exact same situation
in every tribe, in every nation,
we find in churches jealousy and strife
because some are not true followers of Christ.
When God chooses and anoints someone,
especially the least,
their hearts turn bitter with pride and envy.
Who are they to be chosen before me?
I've been serving here much longer quite faithfully!
It should have been me with those gifts, that calling!
The fact they've been chosen and not me is appalling!
I will thwart and resist their ministry,
because quite frankly, they're not worthy.
God made a mistake when He picked them.
I'm the one who should have been chosen.

So instead of receiving them as God meant,
they reject the very blessing He sent.
In doing so they harden their hearts,
setting their hearts on fire of Hell,
forgetting what they should have remembered so well -
"Esteem your brother more highly than yourself."

If our hearts aren't open to another's need -
then we're blind to something we should see,
for God saw us and chose to bleed.
He saw us and did not hesitate
to respond to our fate.
Like the good Samaritan, He did not ignore us
but turned His mighty heart toward us.
For those in pain who need Him most,
He loves us through the Holy Ghost.
For God so loved that He gave
and continues to love us deeply today.
He still reaches out to rescue and save -
yet how does He respond to
the cripples, the blind and the poor?
It's through our hearts, our bodies, that His love is poured.
For where the heart turns, the body will follow,
which is why we must, like Him, love deeply, not shallow.

"The Body of Christ always follows the heart of Christ"

You know the feeling -
you've been condemned to die.
You were caught in a lie,
your nakedness, your shame,
exposed for all to see .
Oh how sweet!
Covering!
Someone to rescue me!
Someone to cover my nakedness,
my shame, someone to remove
all my filthy stains.
Someone who loves me so much he'd
rather die than live without me.
Can this love truly be?
Oh! How sweet!
Oh how precious a love given to me!
Why would I reject such a love?
Why would I resist?
I choose now
to accept my God's kiss,
i choose his offer of intimacy,
i choose, as his wife,
to let Him inside of me.....

There is no one on earth who doesn't need You, Lord.
You are worthy of every heart's adoration.
You are worthy to be exalted above all nations.
There is no soul, there is no tongue
that should not praise the Holy One.....
From Israel to the furthest shore,
oh my God You are worthy to be adored.
You are worthy to be praised,
You are worthy of this Anthem raised -

"Not to us but to Thine kingdom be
never ending praise...
May thine heart be satisfied
with all we are inside,
may You be pleased, oh my God and King
with all I think, all I speak, I sing....."

Let us meet in the desert,
let us meet in the glade....
Anoint me, oh Jesus,
in Your shadow's shade...

Close to You.
Closer     I long to be.
Near to You......      every part of me.....