Faithful Lines

Why don’t you yell

To Me 

Anymore

Yell with praise

Yell for help

Yell for forgiveness

Get some fire again

Don’t sleep on it

It’s broken broken broken

Shards and pieces 

Restoration seems

Hopeless

The signal weak

The connection lost

Sitting in the empty

We are all empty

So hungry

There is the fragile one

Struggling with identity

The reckless one 

Unable to unmask and be real

The angry one

Burdened by loss 

The wounded one

Broken broken broken

What if healing could come?

What if it could renew and fill the void?

What if restoration comes from broken?

The broken bread

The broken body

The curtain torn in two

The relationship reinstated 

Praise God for Eden in our own time

One wrong twist

Separation of tissue

In just the right place

One tiny microbe

One chaotic cell

We are incredibly fragile

I know it sounds trite 

But every day

Every breath

Every heartbeat

Is a miracle

All that seems so real

Heavy, permanent 

Dependable 

Whosh 

Gone in a moment

These fleshly eyes

Just can’t see

The one thing

The only thing

That is actually real

We get a whiff, a glimpse

A peek 

But the only thing

That isn’t fragile

That can’t be broken

Can’t be understood 

This side of heaven

So how do we live that

How do we live that out

Daily, being attached

But not dependant

Being present

But not focused

Knowing it will all fade

Knowing it won’t last

That it is not ours

To govern or protect

It’s just not ours at all

Period

Not even that breath

Not even that heartbeat

God, teach us how to love deeply

With a light touch

Teach us how to give our all

To the only real thing

Either He is 

In control

Or He isn’t

Either He is sovereign 

And Lord of life

Or He can’t be

Either He loves you

In a more profound way

Than you can ever fathom

Or He doesn’t

There is no kinda here

There is no part-time savior

There is no I healed you that time

But this time I won’t

There is only

I work all things for good

And I love you

And I know it’s impossible

To understand 

So have faith instead

Let Me step in

Let Me give you relief

Don’t be afraid

Let the inconvenient 

Lap your toes 

Come close

Let go into it

Fear not

Lean in

You can struggle

For perfect, for comfort

Or you can embrace

His perfect

Mixed with the trials

You will

Walk on water

Taste the goodness

Stop living like paupers 

We are royalty 

Sons and daughters

Of the Most High

A cacophony of sound

Every tick, thump

Shriek, wump

Honk, bang, yell

Up and down

Up and down

The volume of life

Goes up and down

Herein lies

The distraction

The over stimulation

But when the lion of Judah

Roars into your life

Like the sound of the surf

On a beach

Everything else

Becomes padded 

Neutralized

Hushed

Hush world, hush

Roar Lord, roar!

Somewhere we dropped

Ordinary

You shall do

No ordinary work

On the sabbath

But with the temple sacrifices

A thing of days gone by

What is left?

Sitting idle

Jesus did

No ordinary work

On the sabbath

He did 

Extraordinary work

Healing, giving, teaching

We know he kept the law

But new testament writers

Didn’t reveal much to us

Of Jesus going to the temple

For sacrifice

They did reveal

Jesus going to the temple though

To be in his father’s house

To defend it, to turn the tables over

To heal 

This is

The extraordinary work

We are to do the same

Every day sabbath

I’m coming after You

I’m running after You

Touching that robe

It’s not enough

I’m seeking

Full embrace

Complete revelation

Moses was glowing

I want to be 

A burning bush

I want to be

Set ablaze

It’s not enough

Five minute devotional

It’s not enough

Heighten my awareness

Of You

What You’re up to

Where I should be going

(Following) 

Who I should be loving

(All) 

It’s not enough

And I’m not stopping

Don’t let life

Stop you from life

Dig in deep

Go back to basics

To the very beginning

If needed

Build community

When Adam 

Was placed in the garden

Though alone

Community began

God said “name them”

One by one, know 

All around you

Not through introduction

But through you creating

Significance

Name them

Don’t give distractions

A second thought

Take it captive 

Crucify it

Adam only needed one

One taunt

One what if

In following that trail

He lost his community

Don’t be afraid

To start over if needed

But be prepared

It takes work

Community doesn’t

Fall into your lap

Delight, as you are able

As God gives you the ability

In the work of your hands

And name them again

In prayer

One by one

Present them to God

Ask His blessing

Beseech His grace

Implore His mercy

When He came to them

In His resurrection body

The scars were there

And

Peace was there

Often we pray

For help

For healing

But under it all

It’s relief we seek

We pray for Him to 

Skip to the end

Wipe away every tear

We envision heaven on earth

Perhaps

It’s time to envision earth in heaven

Maybe we will still have scars too

Maybe we will remember 

Every pain, every trial

Every pain, every trial

Now diminished in the revelation

Of who we are are

Because of who he is

So maybe nothing changes

Except there are no more tears

Transfiguration of our hearts