Unspoken Wars

Red white and blue,

Meaning of the colors still ring true

Ideologies battled over time

Victorious voices, history writes

Brave and courageous

Go forth in battle

Here they use legislation

Over seas methods more tactical

It is impractical to say one size will fit all

Being tactful to an extent is the height of civility

after all-

And yet, 

we lack common sense when we are no longer able

To judge between right and wrong

Our foundation quakes, becomes unstable

But I find it quite laughable

that demons disguised as angels

Dare to tout themselves

As the bringers of truth, justice and morals

Fairness and evil are not compatible

Basing our lives on an economy, collapsible

A world where everyone is jaded and skeptical

Because having faith is just irrational

But the lonely preacher, left unflappable

Voice crying out in the wilderness full of blood-thirsty animals

Light dwindles it seems

in the approaching storm clouds 

On his knees

He cries out to a God

Nobody knows or fears

He says one more day, Just one more day

through his tears.

Like clockwork the sun rises

An entire civilization completely oblivious

To the judgment it could have, probably should have

been faced with 

just the night before

I feel like more people know about who wore what to the Grammy's

And like they refuse to bow down to God

But all idolize and worship celebrities

Come on son, we talking about banning words

For being hurtful

Meanwhile in Africa and Syria

People are trying to gain the freedom to be able to speak

without getting murdered

We are too full of ourselves.

The paradox of freedom

is what most are dying to taste

We fill our head with media laced

with alcohol, drug, sex fueled propaganda 

When's the next celebrity scandal taking place?

Another soul disgraced

Makes our lives seem less mundane or something...

Whatever the case, I take a deep breath

Because tomorrow is an opportunity to try again

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed

Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

Shine

Lord help me to accept that it is not my destiny to shine

but to be the lamp which encases the light

Transparent and fragile at first glance

But strong enough to withstand happenstance

And shine through the darkest of life's circumstance

I want to be the one whose called

out of the many to be a part of the few

Like Gideon's army-full of strength, bravery, virtue

Or like the spies who brought back a good report

about the promised Land-Despite all calls to abort

a God-given mission let me be the one to contort

the illusion of the enemy whose only mission is to thwart 

God's purpose for me

I want to be like Deborah the Prophetess whose name meant 'bee'

Because she stung her enemies with ferocity

and held wisdom which enriched others  

Which was sweeter than honey

I want to be like Joseph and embody forgiveness

I want others all around me to bear witness

that the human condition is weakness

But Christ is strength

I want to have the guts to lay down my desire to be right

My desire to always get the last word in a fight

to get one over on everyone who crosses me

To stop losing ground by making my brother out to be my enemy

I want to relinquish my false sense of hope

Stop greasing my wheels up a slippery slope

Grab hold of what's real, the Truth with true zeal

and leave well enough alone

Be at peace with The One

Word

Somehow in my mind 

I feel I just realized

Just how beautiful, the world is seen by my eyes

It must have always looked like this

But it's like I have a new perspective

Funny things like: roses smell even more like roses

The stars seem to sparkle more
the sky seems bluer
The air never smelled this sweet before
Truth now seems even truer
It's like a new life
Like I was reborn
Old pain is gone
Old burdens shorn

Work

Everything in my life I could ever do right was all wrong
People wonder why others get caught up still singing the same song
It's easy to judge when you only see from one side
Sometimes I wish I could see it from your eyes
What may seem like common sense to you
may be a revelation to me; brand new
We have to be patient with others and know
We're not all at the same level, but on the same boat
We traveling on to hopefully the same destination
Trials and set-backs may turn into preparation
A greater destiny implies greater responsibility
Nothing is denied when there is no impossibility
Hearts of stone become flesh
Eyes your own become enmeshed
With sights never imagined
But realized now nonetheless
What was once hopeless
Abundant faith is now evident
What was once worthless
Has become priceless
I never dared to dream that anyone would be inspired by me
Because all they would aspire to be was a nobody, internally empty-
Now I have a purpose
The place from which I stand shows nothing but Promise
A land in which flows milk and honey
Souls receive forgiveness, grace and mercy
Blind eyes become open
The broken receive restoration
There's hope for those who are still works in progress