Hands

If I could imbue this simple hand

With strength beyond its skin and sinew

If I could halt its trembling and hold it securely

If I could melt the ice that has frozen its motion

Protect it from the pierce of the knife and keep it from bleeding

Then perhaps the all-encompassing weakness it portrays

Would not consume me

My hands have always been small

They've always been weak and ordinary

They've touched with kindness and cruelty

And dabbled in what they shouldn't

They've eavesdropped like a naughty child

And fought away what would save them

They have caressed and torn

Leaving me more bloody in the end than any temporary object of anger

If I could make them forget the winding pathways

The stamp that's marked into the skin

Where they've been, what they've done

What they have yet to be

Perhaps I could erase their haunted identity and let them leave an impression

Far more lasting and strong than before

In a simple embrace, a warm grasp

Lies your salvation

Lies your ruin

Which you will find, you have never known

Often risked, seldom gained

A mystery of infinity

Now gathered tight in a fist at my side

Let Mercy Fall

The ground is shaking beneath my feet
The dawn that's breaking is bitter-sweet
I know in my heart that You love me
But Jesus please...

Let mercy fall like rain
Let healing waters flow to my soul
Though grace is undeserved
Please don't withhold Your love from me
Jesus grant me peace
And hold me please

I know I am standing on solid rock
And though I am trembling, we'll withstand the shock
Sometimes life gets too harsh for us to see our way through
So I am so thankful that our hope is found in You

Jesus please...

Let mercy fall like rain
Let healing water flow to my soul
Though grace is undeserved
Please don't withhold Your love from me
Jesus grant me peace
And hold me please...

Monster Inside

There is a monster inside of me
That cannot be contained
It awakens from its slumber
And writhes inside me
Its claws tear at the thin skin of my soul
It's curved teeth takes little bites out of my heart
Like needle-pricks on fingertips
On lip, on tongue, on cheek