Sunday, 13 March 2016

Rags to riches

I wrote a poem at hopeweavers the other day.  My story, and I believe the story of all who share the Christian faith.


All-seeing God, I tremble low
My face towards the ground,
My filthy rags in tatters worn
My soul I fear hell-bound.

And at the point of greatest need
Destitute I scramble
His burning Holiness to great
In fear and shame, I tremble.

And then, that One, with burning eyes
Whose voice is as the thunder;
He comes so near, I fear I'll die
Bracing myself, I shudder

And yet-what grace! This mighty King
Who fashioned galaxies
He stoops so very tenderly
And lifts me to my knees.

I meet His gaze, and as I do
My stone-heart starts to melt
His liquid-love pierces my soul
Waves of washing mercy pelt.

I see the blood-red welts
Upon His hands and side,
Reminders of the bitter cost
He paid to save my life.

He takes a garment clean and white
As dazzling as the sun;
His pure and Holy righteousness
On ME He puts it on!!!

He carries me- lame as I am
At His table now I sit
A feast He's laid before me
And invites me now to eat.

From pauper now to princess
A true rags-to-riches tale
Nothing can snatch me from His grasp
His love will never fail....

Friday, 11 March 2016

God is all around us..

My boys both wrote worship poems today, I thought I would share them on here. Heart-melt :)

God is all around us (Joel, 10)

God is here.  God is there.  God is in the air and God is everywhere.
Look all around you, do you say 'God isn't there so I don't care?'.
But God is a Spirit that's why you don't see it.
What about Jesus, where is Jesus, is He everywhere?
Yes, He's up there,.. In Heaven!!!
Well can we get to Jesus?
Well, sort of, but can I get there?
Yes, but you have to... fall in a bit of lava.  No, well you could, but let's talk about the Holy Spirit.
He is in you. What? He is in me??
Well He is in your heart
He will lure you to safety.
He will stop you from being naughty.
But most importantly, He will take you to Jesus, to Jesus!
To save you from your sins,
And bring you to God, and bring you to God.

(Every good poem needs a verse about lava, in my opinion!)

God is good and great (Sam, 7)

O happy day happy day, we all like God!
O God is great, God is fab, God is good and we all love Him!
And He is great, fab, cool, good, nice, fab, great, cool, good, fab and nice!
O my God we all love you, we all love you!
You are the best!  We like you and you are the best, and O happy day, happy day
We all love you!