HABITATION

If His life inhabits mine,
Then does He not sustain me?
If I claim His Spirit to reside,
On what more can I rely?
What else do I think to need
Than God Himself?
Preposterous, this supposition
That takes for granted
The very nature of the reborn
Soul, having at its disposal
All-surpassing resource!
Power, love, and mercy complete
Abiding within this vessel!
A constant companion,
He conquers all loneliness,
Providing cover beneath His wings
And ever-present help,
Setting me free from despair!
Why do I yet forget it,
The explosive and vast potential
Within the very heart of me?
Is this not a gift to treasure,
Worth giving up every scrap of myself?
How can any earthly pleasure compare?
Momentary, fleeting, and minor
Are the joys of this world
Compared with the very essence,
The just and creative force
Of the God of the universe
Bound to us, its tiny seed!

TO LOVE ME SO

You speak to me
In truths profound
And make my ears to hear,
As other senses
Fade beyond attention…
And your voice,
Now paramount,
Plants your Words
Inside a mind paused
In broken thought,
Whispered terms
That occupy
Consciousness’ space
For brief revelation,
Unbearably true!
Then disappear,
Regardless of efforts
To hold them fast -
Yet they linger
In realization deep,
Serving purpose
With miraculous impact,
This divine transaction,
Spirit’s contact,
Solely for reaching
Into a life’s timeline,
Purely because…
It pleases you
To love me so.

I do not know what's best for me
But that's not what I think,
As thoughts betray
My wicked heart
That lusts for my own way
Through the muddied water
Of recurring illusion
I stray once more,
Unconvinced of my own folly
Except in Spirit mild,
Its power contained in Words
I must seek for correction,
Repenting again and again
Of this consuming idolatry.