The Soul Wound
June 28, 2013
Loving God is the first one
Loving each other is next
Give me a pure heart
The deepest soul wound
Unspeakable tragedy
Is understood by your God
He shares the same wound
Betrayed by his friends
Who thought they knew who they were
Jealousy and strife
They were awakened by love
Friendship indescribable
This story I tell
After listening to the wound
The soul wound fully expressed
Given space to heal
In the safety of true friends
Peace passes understanding
Our Father’s Heart
June 17, 2013
The reason I’m here …
To reveal our Father’s heart
Good news for the poor
Freedom for the prisoners
He releases the oppressed
The blind will see the light
The sick will be healed at last
The lonely friends will have friends
His promises restore life
His forever love renews
Focusing on Jesus
I have trained to listen each day
My friend forever
I have no greater joy here
Than living with his presence
Enduring the pain
Incomprehensible loss
Grief that overwhelms
He holds me close to his heart
His love secures and gives hope
My lived experience says
I have a friend big enough
To enter my losses with love
And understanding
His compassion draws me
His story is compelling
What mattered to him captures
His mind is brilliant
He always sees the person
Religion has kept hidden
Incomprehensible love
That is in the now
I cannot fathom
The depth of our Father’s love
In silence I come
Laughter breaks forth in my soul
Joy enters the darkest room
The story revealed in the Bible in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have focused me on a real man. The daily practice of choosing who would be the most influential person in my life (over the last fifty years) has led me to inexpressible joy. This is poetry from my soul. It comes out of a lived experience through pain. This gift of joy is available to all.
A pinhole of light
June 16, 2013
Comes in the deepest darkness
Hope found me waiting There’s a room of loss
In the heart of everyone
I go to the pain
Death cannot hold me
I am not afraid to live
A gift I receive
Joy is to my soul
What blood is to my body
This belief I hold
A certain unseen
Available to each one
Unspeakable love
Everyone has an amazing story. I believe each person is being pursued by inexpressible love. Make time to reflect. I am indebted beyond words to so many who have made that love real to me by the way they live. These things, along with my personal story, are discussed in my book “Delta Blues – Darkness to Life”. It will be available in the fall. The introduction to my book is on my new web site:
http://www.coachinglifematters.org/delta-blues.html
Thank you, Landon Saunders for this deep true heart felt line I heard you speak 16 years ago: “Joy is to your soul what blood is to your body.” Thank you, Paul, for what you said from prison about not fixing our eyes on what is seen and but on what is unseen because what is seen is temporary and what is unseen is eternal. Thank you, Sarah Young for sharing your interpretation of Jesus’ invitation,”When you approach me in stillness and trust, you are strengthened.” Thank you Rebecca Greer for your words, “pinhole of light.” Your story inspires me beyond words. Joy is my lived experience!
Your Story Matters 