Desperation

Desperation consumes our hearts,
Our spirits cry out for your touch.
Please Jesus hear our cry.

Our faith is strong, our will persistent.
We will not falter,
We will not quit.

You have shown us that you work miracles
And we are asking for more.
You filled us with your love,
And we are asking you to fill us again.

We know that you are listening,
And we know that you want to heal, to restore.
So God come, please come.

Saturate us in your presence,
Wipe away the confusion, the pain.
Consume us with your peace, and comfort.

Our faith rests in you,
It can not and will not be shaken.
We trust you Lord completely,
So help us to understand your ways.

Lead us where we need to go,
Give us words to speak.
We surrender ourselves to you,
We humbly lie at your feet.

God rescue your children,
Shelter us from the storm.
Let your power overcome,
We will see your victory.

The Path

I follow a path, where it leads I'm unsure.
It is unlike any other path in existence,
unique in makeup and destination.
My own path that stretches out before me,
guiding my next steps.
For so long it was broken and winding,
but now it is straight and secure.
For so long i stumbled, i fell,
but now you draw near and help me with every step.
The path is straight, but it is not without difficulty.
There are snares of disappointment,
crumbling walls of bitterness.
All waiting to entrap me
and cause me to doubt and change my path.
Like predators awaiting weakness in prey,
they lay dormant until the opportune moment to strike.
At times they win and i am consumed with strangling darkness,
my very being trapped in the snares so carefully plotted.

But there is also a presence surrounding me
that the snares of darkness cannot compete with.
I see you everywhere along my path,
smiling at me and extending a hand.
When i cannot see you I still know that you are present,
i feel you in every part of who I am.
I hear you as a whisper in the silence,
as a tender song on the wind,
a gentle laughter in the depths of the darkness.
And before i am completely consumed,
you come as a powerful, rushing wave,
pushing back the darkness,
releasing me from the snare, helping me climb the wall.
Conquering all that is along the path
I am able to follow trusting and relying on you.

You walk with me along the path,
holding my hand,
laughing and dancing with me.
Romancing, teaching and strengthening me.
You are my beloved, my savior, my king.
You speak tenderly to me in the light of morning,
calling me lovely, chosen.
All through the day you pursue me,
singing love songs over me.
So I will respond to your love,
bringing all that i have to your feet.
Thank you that you never leave the path,
Thank you that you love me.