Hope Shines

Made holy here in robes of white Set apart, now purified Touching fullness of all life Caught by the eyes of Love Divine

You carry wisdom for the ages with passion for the changes A force of love that’s always patient Gentle, yet never shaken

Sometimes you gotta hold your breath to swim a little further Sometimes you gotta take a chance to land on what may never make sense Cause life is worth the living Sometimes you gotta trust and go into uncharted waters Sometimes you gotta feel the blows The cost of narrow leads to healing deep Cause life is worth living freely

Beautiful words only have worth when laced with belief. Without belief, they’re mere words. With belief they are beautiful.

I like how the sun sits in September How it softens the morning and cools the skies And evening horizons glow of its ember While leaves fall asleep in the amber shine

Rain, Rain, come what may. Sing hope through clouds of dark dismay. Some see and think you're the ending. But life finds root when you're singing.

Words favor trajectory of heart and also fate Some carry news of baby's birth others of death and pain Some never seem to leave alone the fragile human soul Causing a break beneath the shell of what was once controlled They ricochet like splattered paint Defy the proper rules Stirring a mess and stirring strength So we can shine like jewels Both life and death are in their realm Power to bless or curse To change the course of someone's day It only takes a word

Let’s be real and better love Throw mercy like confetti Learn to understand we’re all broken and still mending

The wind will whisper cross valley grasses Twisting round this blooming heart As I give into its bend I learn to trust in all you are

A brisk air to brush my cheeks As if to flirt, it tickles me Singing to each limb and bone, "Awaken child, your day has come!" It wraps around, joined with dawn Reviving with its morning song Reminding me where I belong Awake, alive, a child of Light.

What seemed so dreary soaked the earth and veins of life pierced through the dirt. Colors vibrant rose to bloom as hope awoke from days of gloom.

Saccadics are singin in the the night sky The pavement glows beneath a streetlight A full air blowin through my life Your vibrant touch now on all sides I can't escape this rush This feeling Every bone now awake I'm alive again

The tune twists through and strikes deep within Building a fortitude with each resonance. So whole and so full now the unshaken soul. Holy filled lonely- its song overflows.

He IS the dream! The greatest hope- King of impossible! His love will alway reach beyond the worlds of what we know.

Feet will tread yet heart at rest As weight is shed with every step. I find my song through quiet breaths To be- to breathe- just you and me.

Breathing in all heaven's scent Like rain afresh in dancing winds Enticing weathered, rugged souls To break the earth, drink in and grow. We endured the bitter frost, Overcame in every loss. Winter sifted strength as dross, A worthy wait despite the cost.