I met God at the Bus Stop
Quietly, as Light breaks Dawn
Thought I'd found Salvation's Path
Yet, it was laid all along
The shattered shards of Heart's defense
Lay strewn around my Feet
Humor, in its finest sense
When Faith and Fate did meet
Comedy's sweet jest it seems
Hides the shadow of Life's pain
Yet in that Moment's silent gleam
Sovereignty did reign
For though we think we chart the Course
The Bus, its route predate
In God's grand scheme, without remorse
That Bus, it's never late.
In a quiet room, a sacred space,
A preacher kneels, seeks divine grace,
A call to stand, a call to speak,
A task profound, a mission unique.
A sermon waits in pregnant pause,
A message wrapped in heaven's gauze,
With trembling hands and furrowed brow,
He wonders, prays, "Oh Lord, show me how."
The Word is sharp, the Truth is keen,
A double-edged sword, pure and serene,
To wield it well, a task immense,
A burdened heart, a conscience tense.
A message deep, a lesson to unfold,
With trowel in hand, the truth is being told,
Through valleys dark, and pastures green,
A shepherd guides with tools unseen.
The weight of words, the challenge vast,
To connect the present with the ancient past,
To break the Bread, to pour the Wine,
A feast of Love, a taste divine.
In pulpit high, or humble street,
With voice that roars or whispers sweet,
He preaches hope, he speaks of peace,
A call to love that never shall cease.
For in his words, a holy fire,
A passion fueled by pure desire,
To lead the lost, to heal the broken,
A preacher's call, God's love unspoken.
Oh Preacher, stand with courage true,
For Heaven speaks and works through you,
May grace abound, may love ignite,
Your words a beacon, a guiding light.
I’m not the father I can be
My thoughts, a stupid poem
Memories cutting away
I just wish you were home
Tonight I cleaned your room
An empty bed, dusty toys
A smile to catch the tears
I wake up, maintain poise
His giggles echo in the room
Her smile brightens my day
Joyful hearts and a silly daddy,
Who is trying not to slip away
All I want is to love my God
And be the father he is to me
To guide you my children
To the one who died on the tree
But tonight, I sit here in self loathe
The choices I made, Godly Sorrow
But God in his Mercy, saved me
We shall not worry about the morrow
We have our prayers, trust in God!
In Prayer I can be right there
Trust the Lord, my children
Do not regret, or despair
At night when you miss me
Turn in prayer to our Lord
Seek first his kingdom, trust him!
As your daddy has every tear poured
Know too, that there is Jesus
Salvation by Mercy and Grace
Follow him, my beautiful children
He’ll rescue you from the darkest place
O Blessed be the name of the Lord
He gives and he takes away
Give yourselves to him children
Let your hearts choose to stay!
My Children, I love you
Surround yourself in his Glory
He brings peace and hope,
A happy ending to this story
Upon the canvas
Flows an array of color
I gaze with utter passion
Bloated with intricacies
Worked in a precise fashion
The piece is alive
His brush bleeds, as it glides
The colors breathe and dance
Sovereign Perfection
I cannot break my glance
The Work is unfinished
Hurry, fill in the hideous blank!
Do Not PANIC!! Stay Calm,
Your Canvas, but not your picture
The Brush is in the Creator’s Palm
You said I couldn’t do it
You said there was no way
It’s to bad you were wrong
Cause here I’m standing today
My emotions are truly naked
My fears, I wish them away
Anxiety is eating at my heart
But still, here I’m standing today
The Father’s love I have found
The Father’s word, final say
His Grace and Mercy gives
the strength to stand, everyday
An appreciated understanding
I have more than I ever deserve
This day, I follow in the Light
Grace alone, I had not the nerve
Broke free from the haunter’s grip
These words are not for me to boast
They are just a testimony of Mercy
They’re for the one’s he loves Most
Evil’s laughter at your shoulder
For you, he was flogged and did bleed
To Enter His Fathers Heavenly kingdom
You must let fruit produce from this seed
You can walk prideful fearing darkness
Opening your soul to Satan’s heist
Or you can walk humbly in the bright
Giving your heart to your savior Christ.
As the World is sure to spin
I try to fight, stand still
Things don’t go my way
My sin weighs me down
I fall below the surface
By Mercy, I won’t drown
I move slow, often confused
My heart tested, your hand seen
I can’t lift the weight of my life
But I try, I try to be tough
We cannot hide from your eyes
We are weak, but you are strong
Strength in Grace, make us wise
Kneeling before the Cross
Why was I lavished in this gift?
Your word whispers as I read
Complicated dreams You bring!
I don’t deserve anything at all
Patiently and with love You give
Before the Cross, I cannot Fall!
Children, take your fathers hand
Walk beside me in the light,
There is a lot to learn and understand
Away from the shadow’s fright
A wretched beautiful path to follow
Where the Lord will calm your fears
Accept His Love, do not live hollow
It took your father many years
of walking in the darkness, lost
and alone, filled with selfish loath
to see the Lord’s love and what it cost.
Now with Salvation, I walk in growth.
See, Gods Love is not given in preaching
Instead through our Savior’s life and death
And it is by the King of Kings’ teaching
we know God loves us in every breath.
For he sent to earth his only begotten Son
A man who was perfect in everyway.
The Savoir of Sins loved all, hated none
Spread the word of His Father everyday
Only to be brutally slain upon the Cross
and three days later, he rose to life again
Proving his death a perfect plan, not a loss
Jesus paid it all, so we can be delivered from sin
Walk with me in the light; it will lead us to Grace
I’ll guide you to HIS Mercy, teach you HIS Love
Until the day I meet The Father face to face.
Then stay in the Light, I will watch proudly from above
By Whom were you planted to the field
Is it by Son of Man and his Good Seed?
Or Could it be the Enemies’ seed you Yield?
None-the-less, we grew on earth as brothers
Our Diversity left the Servants to ponder!
Field of Wheat and Weed, what will we do?
HE had the answer, our destination in yonder
And So on we grew together, until Harvest.
And then, the Angels came to down to Gather
Will you rest in the barn, or burn in a bundle?
Hear Him and Repent, His Blood you may Lather
Stand As Wheat, and Shine in His Kingdom!
Only Darkness laid ahead
My Spirit stood, not alive, but dead
But it was Destiny that heard
and fiercely danced to the beat of my heart
A loving, new path opened for me
Golden fingers laid in the horizon, I could see
Darkness was now choking on HIS word
Here, life did not end; it was a place to start
Only Blinding Light lies in my path
Darkness fled my destiny, fearing HIS wrath
My spirit now breathes, free as a bird
leaving in the dust, a distorted life that was so tart
HIS gift I accepted, Mercy and Grace
brings a Smile, a new emotion to my face
HE is my Shepherd, I follow in his herd
A new path my spirit walks and will never part
John baptized him
From Heaven Came a Voice
“this is my son, whom I love”
His Death was my Choice
“But I tell you: Love your enemies”
That you may be sons of the Father
Love for all is what he taught
I killed him! Who did he Bother?
By examples of birds
He taught us not to worry
“Each day has enough trouble”
His Death, a sad story
To a man with leprosy
"I am willing," he said. "Be clean!"
The man was cured instantly
I nailed him to the cross to be seen.
The Crowd thought the girl was dead
Asleep He Said she wasn’t dead
As the scoffed, she got up
And for me, this Man Bled
He taught by Parables
A field of Weeds and Wheat
Which Seed are you?
He Died, by deceit
Five Loaves and Two Fish
Over 5000 men were fed
With plenty left over
Yet, we let him hang till dead
He walked on the Surface of Water
"Take courage! It is
To Peter who walked out to him
His Death, His Father’s will, he obeyed
A Fig tree had no fruit
"May you never bear fruit again!"
The Tree withered
I killed this man with my sin
Our sin, the nails that hung him to the cross
By the Father’s Will, Jesus Dies
The Ultimate Sacrifice, saving us
Three days later when He Did Rise!
I sit alone; I try to understand the pain
Why do I only get to hear your voice?
I don’t look at our situation with disdain
I understand, this was no one’s choice
Sometimes I cry, kneeling by your bed
and other times I smile at the memories
Like the funny little things you’ve said
or giggles on a swing in a summer’s breeze
Anyway, Daddy’s ready to dry the tears
A perfect plan, difficult to understand, maybe,
but The Lord has calmed daddy’s fears
I’m coming for you, I miss you baby
I try so hard to do the right thing
My trials are a painful, high winds
Rocking my ship amongst heavy drifts
As rays of sun burst through the clouds
Your light is upon me through the rifts
I just want to walk away
This wasn’t the plan I had
My heart is stone, a dead weight
A wall, blocking the flood of love
Your Son took my place, my fate
I sit, whining and complaining
Frustrated in this stupid poem
Just words of my self pity at a loss
A registered thought occurs
Where is my joy, is it with the Cross?
O Father! Have mercy on me!
For I know I wasn’t the one forsaken
Yet, sinfully, I’m impatient to your will
Death on the Cross, Your love for us!!
My life is the craft of your skill
I lust for more
A Loving wife
Not to be poor
HE gave HIS life
I wash in Blood
My Life not deserved
I’m filthy as mud
Yet, eternity reserved
Forgetful, I tend to be
Future, I shouldn’t lust
My Savior bled for me
God’s love I shall trust
Love forever in my heart
As I construct my diction
I’ll let the Gospel start
to reveal my own conviction
The sky is big,
the world is new
Curiosity searches
Behind eyes so blue
Little tiny fingers
Big manly feet
Everlasting energy
Each heart beat
The world is yours
Walk in the light
Direction by Faith
Prepare to fight
I will be the Lead
Teach you his word
Learn His Love for
Every stone and bird
And As the Father’s
Voice came from above
“This is my son,
Whom I love”
Bleeding day’s and broken nights
Shattered dreams, Nightmare’s frights
I am but a man, led by selfish fear
Forgetful I am, of the love that’s near
When I was far, far away, he chose me
A free gift given, I don’t deserve thee
I have seen the mighty work of his hand
Yet I let, Fear rise up and take the stand
Oh Forgive me, my everlasting Lord
Armed with your shield and sword
I’ll stand, I will fight this fear of man
My faith is in you, you’ll unfold the plan
Where do we go from here, the lights are all green
I was just a boy, lost in a wide open field
Now my direction is clear, the light I’ve seen
Clear but still ambiguous, which paths do I yield
I have feelings I never thought I could have again
Love and Happiness, just to name a few
Life is good, but I am still not perfect, I still sin!!!!
Stay on the path of Repentance, His Mercy is true!
My selfish lusts do not always seem to align with the Plan
When do I make a move, and what steps do I take?
He knows the answer to this, even before he created man
So always seek Him for wisdom, Grace is not fake
A perfect plan, undying love, these thoughts hard to grip
Life’s twist and turns are perfect? This I’ve never understood.
It’s not about understanding; it’s about enjoying the trip
Put your faith into His direction, because friends, God is good!!!
Oh my look at the glowing clock
Time does really manage to fly
Faster and Faster each tic-toc
There is so much to do before I die
Things I want to plan out in my life
But such a short time before death
Yet, my career, my kids, a wife?
Accomplishments before my last breathe
But whose accomplishments are these?
Father! Forgive me and my selfish lust
Did you not feed the birds, water the trees?
All this Time, it should be you I trust
I have no reason for my pity and fears
You know the next step, all planned out
You’re my love, through smiles and tears
Such Faithfulness Father, how could I doubt
Guide me Father, Give me Strength to learn
For I am on this side of Heaven, I’m Weak
It is your Love and plan I desperately yearn
Break my pride, make me humble and meek
O Father, I looked away from you in Hate
Yet you led me to the Cross, showed me Love
Salvation for me, I may now pass Heaven’s Gate
Spread my wings and fly, free like the dove
For what good is a wife, if not right before God?
This is wisdom you have brought to me by Grace
Unless it’s is pure and right before you, its fraud
Bring me to the Cross, for it’s my sin I must face
Father I cannot do this alone, unless you’re with me
Guiding me on every step, every leap and bound
I say again, you were there for every bird, every tree
For this is in the word, which is the Truth and it is sound
You have tested my Heart Father, and showed your hand
And for that I Thank you, you have kept me in the light
I don’t deserve this life or your Love, this I understand
I remind my self of the Main Thing day and night
You have compassion for me, You have taken the lead
You invented Love, Walked me down the aisle as your bride
You Overlooked my sin, Yet watched your son bleed
Blood I wash in, take me to the Cross where your son died
I bow down before your son, the perfect man, the almighty king
Bring me face to face with my sin, and show me your plan
Let me one day dance around your throne, rejoice and sing
Forgive me Father, Guide me Father, for I am just a man
I was lavished in a light
But it did not shine bright
Illuminated not from humility
But Pride’s bulb, crippled my ability
To see the truth, Now in Despair
Because I thought Life wasn’t fair
My faith Shaken so weak
Now my future seemed so bleak
Pride cut me, let my heart bleed
But Hope from a fruitful seed
When he who washed me clean
Plucked me from a worldly scene
Truth delivered from Mercy and Grace
Now it’s
Pride’s hunger and my heart’s lust
Consumed me, but Who Can I trust
But you Jesus who through every trial
stood by my side, every aching mile
The hole in my heart has been filled
By your wounds, I have been healed.
I’m falling asleep
Only to wake more tired
Another nightmare
Drowning despair
Crawl to my corner
Safe in Solitaire
Are we ever really alone?
His voice now drone
Soaked in self loathe
At the very pit of pride
Yeah, fear of man
Is it calamity’s plan?
Shadowed hours
Walk in clouds of gray
I do not see sunlight
By grace I still fight
O’ Lord must you be silent?
Father, have you left?
Do you hear my cry?
Painful Sorrow, I wonder why…
Have I built enough endurance?
The race’s path to
Do I carry my cross as I should?
Pain and Trials, I wonder who could?
Sin gives way to weary and a faint heart
For the set before him, he endured the cross
My resistance has not caused blood to be spilled
Though his blood that washes me, I am healed
When disciplined, do not loathe thyself
Or grow weary when rebuked
For if a father truly loves his son
Then the work of discipline must be done
For in this work, my endurance only builds
O Father, thank you for treating me like your Son
It often seemed painful, I often did gripe
Though it yields righteous fruit, so sweet, so ripe
I lift up my arms, I strengthen my weak knees
My walk with the Lord shall not be lame
Strive for peace; see that others join the race
So that all shall see the beauty of God’s grace
Fear is the anchor in my stomach
Hope floats, but sin is not buoyant
All I want to do is just swim
Yet the anchor pulls me down
He will not let me drown
Idolatry is the death in my eyes
Dead to sin, live to righteousness
All I want to do is see
Grace brings forth Light
He will bring me sight
Pride is the stumble in my walk
My direction is crippled, not lost
All I want to do is find my way
He will forgive Pride, Idolatry, and fear!
Why am I broken?
Why does my heart ache?
Grace Delivered
My pride did break
Why do I endure trial
Where is your Good Hand?
Grace Delivered
Today, in Peace I stand
Why does it have to be?
Why can it not be my way?
Grace Delivered
Not tomorrow, focus on today
Why do I have to fight?
Why a shield and sword?
Grace Delivered
The Word, the voice of the Lord
Why do you have mercy on me?
Why am I not forsaken?
Grace Delivered
“It is Finished”, His life taken
Tiny droplets of apathy
Dripping from my heart
The walls are closing in
Fear is just the start
I ponder, wonder why?
He is There, He is Good
It's the Ground I walk on
By Grace alone I ever stood
Remember the sweet fruit
The Footsteps in the sand
Do not drown in despair
Look for His Hand
Buried in a sea of blankets
Lost in the depths of Dream
It’s the only way it’s true
Truth, an inconceivable truth
How can one love me so much
I hated him, Oh I hated him!
Yet he sought me, before him
He brought me to a place where
I would break free from pride
And cry out to him, Save me Father!
That moment the initiation of my soul.
No dream, but a pinching reality
Truth, The Almighty King walked
and Died on the face of this Earth
HE paid the ultimate price for Me
That payment washes my sin in blood
His Blood, perfect and Pure, God as Man
This is the roots of Truth and Love
Grow from those roots, tall like a sunflower
Stretch out in the Bright Warm Rays and
Photosynthesize into sanctification
Breathe the Truth, grow in it, and let it free.
High Winds
Naked TreesDead walking
No Humility
Hungry Lust
Life a futility
Dark Earth
Could it be
Worldly ways
Hypocrisy!
To whose rhythm and beat,
does my heart passionately dance?
It has been proven, it is not mine
from trials of dreams and romance
Things didn’t go according to plan
Or at least, how I would have thought
My eyes focused on another image
I the student, have been taught
The Lord, The Architect of all
Submit your work to Him
Lift your heart, he’ll hear your call!
Befriend Humility and Wisdom
Let the Lord establish your route
Receive the Gift of patience
This season, will yield its fruit
Do not lack trust, or be anxious
For the Lord has sealed my fate
So what do I do from this point?
Upon the everlasting Lord, I will wait!!
My words, an escape is this my last chance?
For through broken Glass, I see
fear and anxiety, my life at first glance
a twisted calamity, shadows of pride
O’ Father, I do not know your design
But I know there is a Tree of Grace,
The foot of it, my fears resign
I know better than to complain
How much more, what will break me
I see more storm clouds in the horizon,
Father, I wish you would just take me
I look forward to an eternity
Join with Christ, dance and rejoice
O’ Lord, whom should I fear?
For you saved me, not my choice
But it is not time for me to go
You Father, have a predestined plan
I have a calling, to protect my daughter
And to lead my son to become a man
Forgive me for more iniquities Father!
Shepard me Lord when trials rain
Lift my cup, asking for more and more
Grace! Until I am free from all worldly pain!
The skull empties its thoughts,
My heart transposes into word,
Let my pen dance and bleed,
Symbolic emotion is delivered.
A Romance, dream, reality collage,
Words float, come drifting ashore,
I paint them on blank sheets paper,
working until my brain is sore.
I don’t paint with words alone,
weave together style and structure
Diligently squeeze in deep emotion,
now let the words flow, tightly cluster
Enthusiasm no doubt a writer’s high!
An Inspirational release of my insanity.
Every day, a new expression arrives.
My favorites are becoming vanity!
the only time I ever feel safe at home,
is when sitting with an empty notebook
music blaring, drafting a new poem.
An old man and his spoon
Sat there from 7 to Noon
5 long hours he had waited
He sat and then contemplated
Pacing patiently back and forth
Walking south, then to the North
he carried the spoon in his hand
Reasoning we would’nt understand
For Five hours he had to think
Pacing by the freshly emptied sink
Near by the dishwasher growling mean
A bowl for his spoon was becoming clean
