So, here I am. Performing on one of the biggest stages in the nation. It’s a dream, a pinnacle of hopes and hard work, a streak-free reflection of what I always imagined. My chest thumps in time with the beats of the violins, my feet react at just the right second during every turn, every …
Tag: love
A Beautiful Intersection
Every so often a moment comes along that reminds me just how beautiful life is, how breathtaking and perfect God’s story is for each of our lives. It is easy to look at the pain, to let the realities of darkness knock the wind out of our joy, our passions, our dreams. It is way …
The Ocean’s Invitation
The place of love. It’s the secret place where you just are, and it’s enough. It’s the place inside where you know and you are known, and if you learn to abide there, you can’t be thrown by anxieties that toss themselves up in front of you like the waves of an ocean. I really …
Never Left
Like mist on a roaring night He came in through violent cries Soft, innocent, simple Like a snowflake on your cheek And yet he held Earth’s destiny in his tiny clenched fist Bright star, dispelling hopelessness, The promised King came forth in innocence Peace confronted violence And yet his love was brutal and his purpose …
Collision
I take a step and a rumble invades my chest— It tells me of mountains I cannot see but their majesty connects Unfolding in the recesses of my heart, where whispers from the Creator Contrast with shouts from the same Maker Mountains shake and tremble at his breath, but he knows each atom and its …
Holding Me Close
Here, I’m standing in the midst of the majesty of the King of my heart He holds my head close to his chest so I can feel again Letting go of all imaginations, I hear my heart beat within The hands of my King, they block out all the voices telling me I can’t sing …
