From the monthly archives:

August 2010

The Abyss

August 10, 2010

I remember life being lived not even knowing about God encounters. Me, the life-long Christian, had no idea what it was like to be in His presence. Prayer was short, shallow, demanding. It danced along the edges of eternity never really stepping into that Glorious Abyss. I didn’t know the Abyss existed…
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The Old You

August 3, 2010

Did you know?
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Baby it doesn’t have to be this way.
You don’t have to hurt.
You don’t have to see only dark
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I miss you, the real you.
The old you.
The one who was real and free and here.
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I watch you sleep
I can’t wake you up.
Only you can come over to this side of reality.
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Remember When

August 1, 2010

You won’t remember living anywhere but here.
You won’t remember being born in a living room in Indiana.
You won’t remember Chicago.
But you, and your outie, will remember the South.
The beaches that call to us more days than not.
Learning to worship in our humble little church.

The peace that hangs on us, the humidity that hangs more.

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