And I Write

When I stare at the empty page,

And it just stares back at me, unimpressed

By my inspirations, my feelings, my prayers,

All the whimsical imaginings, creative

Thoughts, poems and prose

Listening to the music of breathless

Smiles, startling joys, flames

Burning up the darkness with lights

Lovely reflections of God’s wonders,

Muses colored in compassion, affection

Encouraging the heart to believe

In the soul’s dance through this world,

Where we feel stardust wishes

Coming to life in the moments, gasping

Through the liquid soothing, comforting

Alive with the memories, the blessings

Poured out like rain, drizzling

Insights, revelations – visions that

Stir faith beyond our comprehension

Believing that is the reason for creativity

That blends hope with the love, the mystery

Kindness, so enchanting it seems like

The answer to our heart’s greatest pleas,

The response of a Sovereign God,

One who knows us much better than

We can possibly know ourselves!

When the white page glimpses

The way my mind seeks His presence,

The way my heart pursues Him,

The way my soul chases after Him –

I know what it is to believe, to trust

And to put away every doubt – beneath

The pen who marks out the past,

The darkness, the dread –

With a faith that comes to life

Inside those who know that He is…

The Wonder of Wonders,

The King of Kings,

The One who kindles fires…

For the writer, the poet, the believer

Who seeks Him without shyness,

Seeks Him without caution,

Seeks Him quietly, completely delighting

In the love that only He can give,

Love that comes to life inside those

Who know that He is the gift to dazzle

Minds, hearts and souls with the

Sincerity, the serenity – the intimacy

Knowing love that never gives up,

Love that never lets go,

Love so generous and bold

It is forever stilling the anxious heart,

Comforting the distressed,

Raising up souls so that there is praise

That conquers every doubt,

Overcomes every failure, captures

The soul so they will never know

What it means to go into the eternal

Without the One who is the overcomer,

The beautiful guide through life,

The welcome into paradise!

Because I know Him – I write my heart

Across the empty pages and delight

In the joy of knowing the One who

Gave me peace with His sacrifice for me

And for you – He bled and died – then

Rose to shine His light – His eternal smile!