Grief and Tears

I cannot bear the weight of it,
this burden I have chosen.
My legs tremble and my mind reels.
Surely the Mighty One is stronger.
this sorrow will not bear Him down.
My eyes tire of all their tears,
for who can hear the cry of the wicked?
The one who has refused to see
the angry countenance of their God.
The have turned from acknowledging their debt,
From the One who has given them life.
What is their portion, save darkness?
Confined to the cell called despair?
No relief from loneliness is there
and wisdom turns to rend them.
The innocent will not remember these
the ones who sought to devour them.
None can deliver them from distress.
They have chosen to be cut off.
Might I be the one to speak?
To ask that mercy and compassion
place obstacles to halt the rush?

This Present Darkness: A Meditation

My mind has been pondering the puzzle of suffering and poverty specifically as applies to those who belong to You. I've had the persistent belief that the children of the King deserve only the best (So true!): That if You truly cared, we would never have to feel pain.

In this educational time that most call life, we are given opportunity to act on our theories; To research our faith. I believe You wish us to understand what it was that destroyed Your child Lucifer. Your give us the chance to choose, and to help us there are our perceptions of our experiences. We can choose the emptiness of power and material things or Your love. You want us to witness and experience the consequences of what evil has wrought and cry out for more! Your desire is for us to choose what is of more value rather than this physical world. To come to know You and having Your glory developed in us is a treasure beyond words or price.

Our sacrifices are temporary. All we give to You is compounded till we see You face to face. Tears now bring everlasting joy later.

Finding Identity as.......

In submission
I become
not less
but more.
Prostrated,
I am
exalted.
Created as
a conduit of:
Your mercy
Your compassion
Your love.
In humility
I find
my calling.
Limned in light
Your radiance
shines out.
Effective now,
Your servant!