Shades

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My mind never slows down...
I find myself on the ground
Asking desperately for peace
To sustain me
To keep me on this journey
My mind seems to weigh me down at times
Thoughts are heavy
What would I do without You?
I don't always have words that rhyme
But when I look at my life
I see that You were always right behind me
In front of me and around me
Sometimes You held me
When I couldn't stand on my own
As I read in Your word
And realize how detailed of a God You truly are
My mind can only handle so much
My spirit believes somehow
That You know every fiber of who I am
To be known is a beautiful thing
Yet to also be loved
Through all my faults
Through all my mess
All my imperfections
You are still the Refuge I find at the end of the day
Where I know I can stay
Where You say that I am Your daughter
I love the different shades of You
How You reveal each one at it's perfect time
Sometimes Your glory is shown with a smiley bright light
So we see and we rejoice
Sometimes You're loud and fearful like thunder
With Your authority ringing out
So we fall to our knees and reverence You
Sometimes warm and sweet like a mother's hospitality
So we rest and we thank You
You have allowed me to gaze upon a new shade of who You are
I am so humbled
Because You go so far beyond all of the earth
All the wonder and glory
That I behold in Your presence
Leaves my body absent
And my spirit soaring beyond this world...

Thank You...thank You...thank you.

Come...

Come...

A word that gives me wings
To know that I am wanted
That I am treasured by the King
In His Majesty and Grace
His face shines like the breaking of a new day
His words rush life through my veins
The waters of joy flood my soul
Because I am known by You
Who is Perfection
Yet has affection for me
So feeble and weak
Your strength is enough for me
And the whole world to stand strong upon
So we can believe and be free
You've made this our reality
The power of Your blood is unfading
Unfailing and unchanging
Sometimes we stand in our own way
Of receiving what You've paid
The stripes You wore
Your compassion that poured
Adorned with Glory
In the form of a man on a cross
The story will never fade
The power it held on that day
Is available just the same
When the music grows faint
And the day is done
I still hear You
You're calling out

Come...