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It’s been a long day
tired feet
have walked
dusty streets.
I remember
another time
a different pair of feet
dusty from the road
In an upper room
Their master and friend
Our Saviour
Became servant of all
and washed those dusty feet
The friends he met
That night
To wash their feet
The One enthroned in majesty
Walked those streets
Lived, loved, laughed and cried
Until fear and pride
Flung Him wide
on Calvary’s tree
The grave could not hold Him
Rising gloriously from the grave
His people to save
Give me the heart of a psalmist
A voice to praise your name
I am sure
Life will never be the same
Give me the courage
to sing your song of peace
Proclaiming a year of mercy
To prisoners release
To those in fear’s dread prison
A chance to be released
For the poor and the lowly
To be invited to the feast
Lord I am not proud
Use me as You will
In my weakness and my strength
My heart and soul are yours still
When the path turns lonely
and the night seems long
greet me as I journey
In your company I’ll be strong
And when the journey is over
The work is then complete
I will take my rest
At your feet
Call me
beckon me on
where I belong
I’m not strong,
I’m shattered
Broken
Bereft
Left alone
By the force of the hurricane
People
say they remember
they never do
floating out of your life
as gentle as clouds
Scudding with the fury of the tempest
Lead me on
For Calvary
Silent and thought of as empty
A sign of defeat
Calls to me
My God
Mighty though He be
Gentle enough
To cradle me
In those outstretched arms
Hung on that tree
People’s promises are empty
My Saviour’s never are
They promise a new life
Loved into being
My life is not my own
It’s His
For no matter how faithless
Humanity is
I know
He is ever present
And I am safe
In His presence
Where I belong
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If I could
Grab time in a bottle
Treasure it
Hold it
Keep it with me
As I return
Would it work?
Or do we have to
let it go
and journey along the road ahead
If I could
Tale this peace
Keep it safe
For when the storms of life
rage
Could I,
Should I
Or should I
Let it go
And let God
Be God?
There are times
and places
Rooms
And faces
Welcoming
Open
Bidding us
Rest
Life is so busy,
hectic,
we forget the room
so messy
For such a guest
Yet
the One who knocks
on the door of the heart
Cares not
About messiness
Or brokeness
I hear the words
“It’s OK,
to be broken”
Yet, all too soon
The solace, and the rest
Tunes our heart
Into divine life
And leaving
refreshed,
and transformed
Life, job, caregiving
Losing, loving, gaining, giving
Are all transformed
and shine
in the glory of God the Father
Transfigured like the Son
Blest by the Spirit
God incarnate, three in One
Teach us to see
The way life shines
Tune our hearts
Into thine
So we may be transformed
Changed
And place your shine
in our lives
Such a small word
Evoking stillness
Yet yearning
It reaches towards itself
transforms us
bring us onwards
and takes us out of ourselves
Yet, it whispers
Promising
The trees as they sway
The joy of the forest
The trickle of the stream
Ever present
Yet elusive
Grant us ears
To hear Your peace
Grant us a heart
Open to You
Watching and waiting
Listening for the echoes
And the message
Of peace
Dare you?
Walk on water
To reach me?
Dare you
Let go of the wariness
Dogging every footstep?
Dare you
Move on
Following me
Into the unknown?
Could you
Leave the boat behind
Change a fearful mind
Into one of faith?
Could you dare
Not to count the cost?
That which is lost
Cannot be retrieved
So, hold My hand
and walk with Me
to a new land
Where love is eternal
And banishes all fear
Where the love of God
Wipes every tear
From a frightened child’s eyes
And lead them on in love
And grant Him His peace
and the chains of broken, frightened souls
are shattered
And the heart
Finds its true release
And the song that it sings
To the King
Hung on Calvary’s tree
Risen to set us free
Bids us welcome
To the feast divine
Bread and wine
Flesh divine
Invited all
Rich and poor
Come and eat
Come and drink
Come and live
When you give
Your heart to me