When all the noise is silenced for the last time,
In the quiet dawn truth comes forward,
No longer ignored – forgiveness is my desire,
Found in the heartache of disappointment,
That leads to acceptance of my brokenness,
Brought to the safety of Eternity’s plan.

Blessing is found in expressing thankfulness,
Lovingkindness is where honesty meets hope,
Embracing each other surrounding me with love,
Restoring wholeness and replacing despair,
The last laugh belongs to truth’s victory shout,
Witnessing to all humanity the embrace of love,
My humble offerings destined for greatness.

All of this is God’s gift to his beloved,
My cry for help was heard and answered,
Not left alone to sink into the unfulfilled life,
Brokenness was preparation for better things,
My imagination could not begin to comprehend,
The abundance that was my opportunity,
Courage embraced my faltering steps,
Giving confidence to trust uncertainty,
To begin living where I truly belong,
Not clinging to the illusion of plenty,
Instead living in the blessing as Hope’s child.

My endless nights were filled with despair,
Seeking a safe place to find a sanctuary,
Instead surrounded by a circling wall of contempt,
My dear enemy’s demeaning daily list of lies,
His desire to create confusion using deceit,
Every hate filled word spoken privately,
Seeking others to join hate’s ambush,
Every day his evil plans amount to less and less,
His convincing arguments of deluded grandeur,
Will become pride’s foolish badge of shame.

Justice will come as certain as the new day,
Grandeur’s convincing words quickly forgotten,
Stupidity’s lament will be his lost opportunity,
Shame is the end of his destructive path,
I have found a place where truth is celebrated,
No need to listen to the endless babble,
It’s just self consumed noise about nothing,
My life is a witness to Eternity’s trust in me,
Declared innocent and in the winner’s corner,
Praise is my response to salvation’s promise,
My voice joining worship’s chorus of hope.

My first thought of the day,
Is how can I please God more?
All my attention is focussed on his word,
Seeking out his kind heart,
Looking for the gentle nudge of love,
Delighting in each subtle expression,
Bringing my heart and head together,
Discovering their call to each other,
And, the words spoken to me today.

My dear enemy’s words are easily forgotten,
As Eternity’s whisper brings insight,
What I thought was lost is found in truth,
My soul sealed with Eternity’s birthmark,
Overcoming the death words that chased me,
Threatening dire consequences day and night.
Truth knew that life would prevail,
My life is lived in victory’s light.

I wake to the familiar sounds of this day,
Alive with the the arrival of life’s heartbeat,
Holding tight to God’s protective care,
Knowing my place where belonging is true,
Connecting life and Eternity to meaning and Hope.

I lay awake waiting for rest to come,
The longest night that seemed to have no end,
The restless seeking ended in God’s safe hands,
I saw the glimmer of dawn’s first light.

My brokenness was seen as an opportunity,
Every advantage taken in destructive pleasure.
Surrounded by hatred’s vile curses,
My life flashed before my eyes,
The end was very close,
Life counted for nothing,
A brief flicker,
Then gone.

When everything is taken,
Even the joy of each breath,
A new truth is desired,
To bring life to my thirsty soul,

Then the final judgement is done,
No excuses, just God and I,
My safe home is found,
Eternity is lived in truth’s light,
Forever celebrating salvation’s promise.

Finisterre was my end of the road,
My pilgrim path reached the end of this earth,
Its shoreline the beginning of the endless horizon,
Reaching out to unknown dangers,
Uncertainty halted my next step forward,

My searching found a safe harbour,
My uncertainty led me to God’s rest,
Providing everything needed to serve Him,
You will allow me to serve forever,
Every gift given full voice accompanied by love.

Today I commit my path to Love’s guidance,
Seeking out my heart’s deepest desire,
Knowing the gentle strength that is love’s calling,
Leading to a kinder voice that discovers life,
A sure calling that will never be dismayed.

My broken path went to brink of death,
The wholeness desired broken in a million pieces,
The hardest lesson needed for your loved child,
When I thought my life was completely finished,
Believing my mistakes are too big for forgiveness,
Love saw it as his greatest opportunity to be heard.

God gathers like minded people together,
To understand all the beauty of love’s call,
Bringing together the beloved children,
To celebrate the gifts that each child shares,
Together an expression of the holy trust,
Given to the humbled child seeking mercy,
A celebration of the understanding given,
Of God’s merciful acceptance – salvation’s gift.

A kindness never goes unpunished,
When evil intentions take root.
Like a weed they quickly take over.
Smothering the life that seeks light,
Words lashing out with no consideration,
Of the pain of each cutting thrust of contempt,
Taking every opportunity to twist the knife,
His desire to inflict more pain,
Twisting his face into tortured rage.

Justice is coming for my dear enemy,
His lament will be because he now sees,
What was called care is loyalty’s betrayal,
Every word spoken will become his lament
What he thought was victory was defeat,
His shameful loss will haunt him forever.

Every day he runs around in futility,
Self justification falling on deaf ears,
Knowing in his heart what is true,
But, choosing to speak death words,
Never satisfying his deep pit of pain,
It grows deeper with each bitter jibe,
A ravenous appetite for more never satisfied.

My life has returned to sweet success,
Found in loving kindnesses,
That sought me out,
The enemy prowls around,
Seeking to find a destructive chink,
I am holding close God’s sure love,
Confident in the safe place created,
By the loyalty found in Love’s sacrifice,
Humiliation is the lesson learned,
Sleep is the contented rest of salvation’s promise.

When power corrupts absolutely,
I questioned if my voice would be heard,
Everyday my dear enemy found new words,
That spewed out the hate that filled his thoughts,
Nothing was held back in his destructive rage,

Each wave brought new lies,
The conversation built on deceit,
That at first charmed but then repelled,
Will stop when arriving at Love’s open door

Violence will meet his match soon,
He will cower when his lifelong bluff is over,
A brief moment of glory that leaves nothing,
His reward will be eternal despair for his anger,
His life lived in fear wondering when time is up,
Knowing in his heart that his bluff is called,
Justice is arriving for the humbled heart,

Life begins and then quickly ends,
The inescapable truth will be known soon,
Eternity is where truth belongs,
Words born from hate will see light,
Their destruction will be justice’s last word,
I am found by truth’s final word,
Calling my name to share the reward of hope.

Peace comes from the conversation needed,
Found in words that spring from mercy,
The shadows are my reminders of hope,
That began with my distressed cry,
When I tried to give up on life,
Life’s source found me and smiled.

My dear enemy fiercely pursued me,
Pretend love turned quickly to anger,
Words were the sharp barbs,
I could find no place to hide,
He searched for me everywhere,
Finding new ways to trip me up,
Every option was a new trap,
That sought to bring his darkness to me.

Today I woke to peaceful confidence,
Knowing this song that I sing,
Began from Creation’s loving word,
Finding me and calling me be-loved,
Love’s source creating the melody,
Together finding a harmony,
Springing from two hearts loving cry.

God’s whisper echoes around the earth,
I stopped to listen to God’s heartbeat,
Glory made me His greatest joy,
Witness to the spacious rest where I belong.

Hounded by the bay of my critic’s bloodlust,
The treachery of trust’s sacrifice to self love,
Led to the ultimate twisting of Love’s offering,
My smallest error is vindictiveness’ opportunity,
Waiting, for the chance to salt his insults,
Day and night he thinks of new ways to destroy,
Condemnation’s voice conquers goodness,
The remnants of hope dissipated,
Regret found in glimpses of what could have been.

Every tear is remembered by Love,
Each destructive prick shared with his heart,
My sadness is the shadow of hope.

The day of reckoning fast approaches,
All the hate will be brought together,
Hate will face hate’s death stare,
Their eyes a pit of blackness,
Wallowing in it’s own faeces,
A seething mass of foul words,
Giving off a putrid stench,
That no one wants to come near.

A shout of laughter is the final word,
Trusting in Eternity’s promise
Fear is a fading memory,
Banished when hate is reckoned,
My life belongs to hope’s victory,
The sure path of the pilgrim,
Who knows where he belongs,
And, where rest is finally found.

I have felt the glare born from brutal self love,
He builds a store of vindictive lies,
Waiting to lash out with free flowing insults,
Tearing down what was given in trust,
Threatening my family with vindictive attacks,
Never leaving me alone – following my every step,
Seeking out new opportunities for destruction.

I remember the sleepless nights,
When I considered the lies to be truth,
Rest was the elusive friend,
That couldn’t be found,
In the middle of the hate storm.

The final tragedy came in from the betrayal,
When love was expected a lie was told,
Vulnerability shared became his weapon,
The soul connection became a gaping wound,
Healing was a slow gift given from Mercy’s heart.

Betrayal’s regretful cry will be his final lament,
The easy broken promises will torment his soul,
Day and night he will toss and turn,
Knowing his deceitful path has gone nowhere,
A storehouse of nothing his legacy of deceit,
Riches gained from a friend’s broken heart,
Become his condemning final word.

Salvation’s voice speaks strong and clear,
The fiercest struggle the beginning of hope,
Rescued from the battle a loving voice is heard,
That calms my rushing heartbeat,
I am carried by a gentle strength,
That lifts me up on broad shoulders,
Confidently facing the battleground,
Protected by Eternity’s kind words,
That find me safe and secure,
In the place where trust truly belongs.

Betrayal is loyalty’s fatal wound,
Vulnerability risks love’s fullest expression,
Lost trust is the cruelest weapon,
When love shared is used to condemn,
The friend who becomes a stranger,
When shared sorrow becomes hate’s barb.

Love’s hand brings healing trust,
My scars a testimony to his victory,
My pain transformed by Mercy’s forgiveness,
Evil intentions bounce off Love’s shield,
Each stone flung returns to haunt my dear enemy,
I ache to hear the God’s kind words to me,
Every day given a new lesson in being loved,
Each morning a celebration of life lived fully.

My search for wisdom,
First took me to despair’s deepest ache,
It was when I thought I was in control,
That I learned life’s harshest lessons,
The lesson that I cannot create my purpose,
This must be accepted as a gift,
Before any effort can seek to achieve it.

Thankfully God found me,
Reaching out to me in my confusion,
Bringing light to my unanswered question,
Loyalty lost was found in one true friend.

Retribution is coming soon,
The made up story is a cover up,
To the truth that is seen by God,
Stripped away reality will terrorise the liar,
He will find his deepest shame truthfully,
Finally, his deceit will be brought to justice.

God’s justice will be the final word,
From which my praise will begin,
I am found in Love’s purest touch,
Speaking the words of endless hope,
Every day new ways to praise God,
Are discovered by Salvation’s embrace.

His sharp tongue tastes hatred’s bile,
Spitting vindictive lies believed by nobody,
But, leaving a bitter taste on everyone’s lips,
The blindness of destructive choices,
Caused by only seeing selfish gain,
Crumbling self love amounts to nothing,
Loneliness concludes wasted ambition.

I’m safe in the arms of home’s shelter,
The battle concluded by truth’s honesty,
The mighty have run their race too early,,
Integrity sacrificed for the flash of a shooting star,
Eternity’s gains sacrificed for what’s quickly lost,
My heart has found a trustworthy friend,
Loyalty lost is found in eternal praise,
Life is lived in abundant creative pleasure,
Word’s from love’s compassionate mercy,
My daily celebration of truth lived in me.

From the moment I drew my first breath,
My heart ached for Eternity’s whisper,
Longing to discover my hidden wholeness,
Seeking to find my own way ended desperately,
At the end of my tether giving up on life,
Knowing my attempts at wisdom,
Were foolish air swings at stupidity.

Day after day I wandered aimlessly,
Life was the blackest of pits,
My list of wrongs mounting up,
A huge pile that never decreased,
My best efforts were futility in action.

Then came the gift of a blank slate,
Self hatred transformed by forgiveness,
Its beautiful balm of healing mercy,
Wholeness no longer hidden from me,
It became the centre of my reality.

Nothing became my best effort,
A gift from creation’s source to his beloved,
Obedience born from love’s desire,
Is the source of my every thought and action,
Knowing that acceptance is given to brokenness,
Eternity’s tender heart discovering beauty.

Beauty – found in me!
My broken heart transformed by love,
Loyalty found in a true heart,
Together celebrating Eternity’s hope.

God’s call to life echoes around the world,
Filling every valley and touching the mountaintop,
A sound that is heard by every single person,
Unmistakably God’s clear call to come home,
The hater cannot plead deafness or ignorance,
His self constructed reality shattered by truth,
Love’s cry to his loved child the sweetest sound,
Shouting my testimony to his awesome presence

Pity help those who fall in love with their voice,
Stupidity believes his own lies calling them truth,
The Liars truth will come into the light,
Revealing the source of every evil intention,
They will squirm under the glare of love’s gaze,
His final realisation is his failure before God,
Self declared salvation is a useless acquisition,
Eternity is the place where justice finally rests.

God doesn’t need me yet He longs to love me,
I am brought into the fullness of Trust’s desire,
My broken heart understanding Grace’s healing,
The accusations of the Liar have no voice,
When surrounded by Grace’s quiet whisper,
A gentle truth replacing selfish false advice,
The wisdom of a beautiful question loving truth,
Ignorance is no excuse for not listening,
Salvation found in a simple yes to God.

Constantly moving with restless determination,
Always going somewhere but not knowing why,
A life of conversations coming to its end,
Until the final death gasp confronts eternity,
Life’s most important conversation begins,
Death’s words confronting life,
Wondering where he will find his home.

Death’s pile of foolish knowledge,
Turns to eternity’s biggest regret,
Its legacy of self importance quickly fades,
Wealth accumulated vanishes at eternity’s door,
Remembered by their purchased self importance,
Eternity’s loyalty reveals Stupidity’s foolishness.

My heart has found its home,
No longer worried by destruction’s gains,
They are short lived and never satisfied,
Using shattered relationships for selfish ambition,
My home is close to Eternity’s heart,
The breath of hope my final word.

Every thought about God begins with great,
Every feeling about God is born from grace,
Every touch from God brings forgiveness,
God is my beginning and my hope,
Eternity’s heart beating in time with mine,
My thoughts surrounded by Love’s embrace,
My home established in Eternity’s soil.

My dear enemy struggles to understand,
The difference between grace and arrogance,
Grace brings arrogance to his knees,
His greatest achievement becoming his disgrace,
His life a shattered wreck of broken hearts,
Strewn through a path of selfish ambition.

My thoughts belong to God,
Drawn to his power,
Safe in his home,
Warm words, safe hands,
God’s blessings mount up each day,
Each step in Eternity’s path,
Taking me closer to my hope,
The never ending conclusion,
To Love’s response to his Beloved.

My day begins with God’s word,
Shouting out to the world,
Here I am!

Tremble if you live in your own goodness,
God’s people celebrate God’s grace,
Waking brings his first word of hope,
When sleeping we belong to his rest,
My life surrounded by loving kindness,
Lord of the earth is the Lord of my life,
Wisdom shows me to trust what is true,
Starting each day with God’s faithful heart.

When the earth was shuddering around me,
Crumbling edges brought fear with every step,
Desolation was thundering through my thoughts,
Searching day and night for safety,
Finally, I turned to God’s strength,
Tired and worn out from doing it all myself,
I laid my life out before him,
And, said to Him, “Take it all”.

Out of my failure filled life,
Truth brought me to my home,
No longer putting on the ill fitting clothes,
That tried to make me what I wasn’t,
I found where I belonged,
Together seated side by side,
At the table laid out specially for me,
Our endless stream of excited chatter,
Sharing the familiar stories of loved friends.

Then in the silence the truth is fully found,
When the chatter stops and a pause opens space,
I find the strength in knowing each other,
A sure hand that comes from the faithful trust,
When I have nothing left to fill my life,
It’s when I pause I fully find God,
The earth’s discovery of this truth,
Will be its final call to love,
Know God, Stop, Wait, Truth is my strength.