My life was a discordant cacophony,
My head a jumble of sounds,
Clattering in my thoughts,
A constant deafening noise,
Accusing me of failure,
Words seeking to drown out hope,
That left me wanting to die.

Then I came to the end of my strength,
I cried out enough,
I can’t go on,
Help me.

Love turned his face to me,
He took my hand,
Leading me to a place of rest,
I stopped,
I listened to the sounds of rest,
Its beautiful melody,
Beating in time with my heart’s rhythm.

The noise receded into the background,
Its harsh accusations seen as lies,
Now my life beats in time,
With Eternity’s rhythm,
A melody of endless love.

In everything beautiful around me,
I find God’s hand at work,
From the very core of who I am,
I know that everything should praise you,
How good is life when order is found,
God first in everything that I do.

Every moment lived I can see God’s imagination,
Working with his creative genius,
Knowing exactly how everything should fit,
Amazement is my daily response to new discoveries.

God’s creativity is my life’s source,
I depend on him for my daily life,
My source and my destiny is found with God,
I can’t stop wanting to be near him,
Like a lost friend who is brought close,
God continually welcomes me with a huge hug,
I am safe again in his presence,
God is the centre of my conversations,
It’s my eternal desire to put him first,
Made possible because of Love’s desire for me to belong.

I love the feeling when –
Every part of me feels God’s presence,
Where I know in my gut,
That God hasn’t held back love,
I can feel his praise breaking out into life,
An unabashed expression of hope in me.

My dear enemy tried to gloat,
He spewed out his barbed words,
I was treated like a nobody,
Worthless to any of his plans,
Friendship discarded in an instant,
Trod over in his effort for selfish gains.

Of course I am not faultless,
Forgiveness was my daily plea to God,
I counted up a mountain of my failures,
God’s heart was forgetful of my sins,
But remembering always to love,
He took me from daily hate to constant kindness,
I am centred in his love forever.

Everywhere I go now there is praise,
Praise from the heavens,
Praise from my loyal friends,
Praise from deep within me,
Praise that will never stop.

Here I am Lord my soul deeply troubled again,
Please don’t wait too long to respond to me,
I am losing sleep because of my worries,
Thinking about the ways my enemy attacks me.

This morning I feel like I am left with nothing,
Close friends choose to act selfishly,
I search for your people Lord,
Who will put you first no matter the cost,
Loyalty won’t be an empty word,
But, a committed relationship of ongoing love.

Even now as I count my losses,
I know that you are the one who holds power,
We should listen to you first,
Instead of making our own foolish plans,
Always being swayed by the words of others,
Loyalty’s price must be paid to receive its reward.

My view is to seek eternity’s horizon,
I will trust God to care for his children,
My cry for help won’t go unheard,
God will act on it and is declaring his way,
Listen child, listen,
Make sure that you keep walking his way.

I wonder is there is any loyalty left,
I seek to be loyal but am disappointed,
Even close friends quickly leave for better things,
Some days my call to love feels too lonely,
I want to wallow in selfishness,
My choice is to remain focussed on God.

God asks me to live with complete honesty,
Bitter jibes will be bounce off me,
Those who continue will confront love,
Hate whisperers will not be tolerated,
They seek to divide and bring dishonour to God.

I will earnestly seek God’s truth,
Untrustworthy people will not remain in my life,
I will seek out sincerity and encourage it,
Vigilance against contempt’s blatant lies is needed,
If the Lord’s house is to flourish.

Today my first call is to praise,
Wherever I look I find more to be thankful for,
I only have to open my eyes to God’s abundance,
I won’t live in the word of regrets with God as my Saviour.

This morning I entered a holy place with my God,
I found only praise here,
Praise and thankfulness are worship’s main tasks,
I love my God’s faithful love,
Human loyalty is fickle but God’s love is forever.

Arrogance shakes his puny fist at Truth,
He always prefers his own lies,
God’s reality is evident everywhere,
Under him everything is in it’s right place,
Disruption begins from prides voice,
That seeks to control fate,
A task that ends in hopeless despair.

I love seeking what is good,
This is God’s first love,
It allows truth to be heard,
While arrogance seeks only for his own good,
With no concern for the wounds inflicted,
But, God’s voice will not be silenced for long,
His truth is waiting to be shouted to the earth.

God’s truth became my truth,
When I heard his words of forgiveness,
They doused arrogance’s hate words,
The daily put downs that came from his pride,
Arrogance was pushed to the back,
His pitiful jibes bouncing off love’s response,
I am eternally thankful to God’s call to me,
That brought truth’s voice into my life.

My world was in complete disarray,
Life was a dead end of hopelessness,
My closest friend deserted me,
Escape seemed impossible,
My back was to the wall,
Desperation was my daily sob.

God’s powerful grace pushed back,
Out of desperation flowed hope,
True friends flocked around me,
The dead end was now opportunity,
Opening into a plethora of options,
Grace is my constant experience.

My heart’s deepest gladness has been found,
Living in the center of God’s intention,
I sleep peacefully each night,
I dream of hope and belonging,
Knowing that my broken heart,
Shows only a deep love for those who forgot,
That God’s intention is for love’s expression,
Each of humanity’s specks that draws breath,
Can know and live with passion.

Arrogance hates my contentment,
Every one of my satisfactions,
Is a painful jab at his cruel intentions,
Despair is his chosen path,
His life will end in sadness after sadness.
Anger will take him to a dead end,
Where contempt slowly breathes its last breath.

A new way has has emerged for me,
I have stopped living thoughtlessly,
Captive to hate no longer,
I am free to give and receive love,
Hate sought to destroy my life,
Now my life testifies to Love’s words,
That daily remind me of God’s presence.

Everywhere I look I can see God,
Creation shouts out God’s words,
It’s daily rhythm of waking and sleeping,
Reminders of God’s heart beat,
The source of my life evident to all,
Praise is the right response,
Hate seeks to bring down all that is good,
But, hate’s reward is coming soon,
When Love and hate face off,
Justice will be made clear to all.

I am tired of waiting for justice,
Surrounded by the arrogant browbeater,
He talks constantly, promising everything,
Everything said is just lies that drown the truth,
A puffed up ego that talks about himself constantly,
His noise a constant harping in my ear,
He chooses words that seek to demean,
Questioning my motives and integrity,
When he is only seeking his own well being,
Put downs are the only way he can feel lifted up.

The destruction wielded by arrogance,
Is seen in the carnage left from his actions,
He only knows how to take from the poor,
While pretending to give gifts,
None of this escapes God’s attention,
Not one selfish act is ever forgotten,
Every put down recorded,
To make sure that God’s justice will be done.

When arrogance cannot be at the centre,
He shrinks in his own foolishness,
Futility become his reward,
For the chest beating self praise he gives,
Soon the inheritance of God’s children,
Will be arrogance’s daily irritation,
As he seeks to justify the pain,
Caused by his lies and venom.

God is not afraid of human arrogance,
None will escape his watchful eye,
Justice is waiting and will soon confront arrogance,
The pause is to ensure God’s perfect time,
That day will turn the tables completely,
Eternity’s breath bringing life,
While arrogance will soon meets its end,
Reward for those who know God’s voice,
Frightening justice for those who only heard their own.

I seek an open heart this morning Lord,
To the words that you have for me,
My shelter, from the barrage of hate,
That sought to end all hope.
Now I wake each day to Love’s first desire,
That seeks out to embrace each broken child,
To take all the pain given by selfish arrogance,
To bring me to your peace again.

My life is intended to feel the surge of joy,
That comes from living wholeheartedly,
A witness to the certain courage,
That belongs to those who hear God’s voice,
And, the beautiful conversation that emerges,
From words birthed out of Love’s heart.

My actions and his voice joined in perfect timing,
My heart embracing Love’s heartfelt words,
Daily seeking to hear the conversation,
Started because of Creation’s hopeful yearning,
That mine and His story would entwine.

Those who choose not to hear Eternity’s conversation,
Selfishly only speaking empty promises,
Will soon face the aloneness and the hollow echo,
Of the broken dreams that surround,
A story of constant clutching at withered shoots,
Created out of pride’s insatiable urging,
Where more is never enough.

Hope flourishes as the beautiful questions emerge,
That seek to know my heart’s first love,
I discover myself, found in perfect Love’s desire,
My daily God conversation,
Where words are gifts of love,
Seeking out the truth that belongs,
To the story begun my God,
And his conversation with me.

I will let every part of my life praise God,
From now on nothing held back,
My heart desired his kind words,
I sought them in all the wrong places,
It was only as I learned life’s harshest lessons,
Of this world’s rejection of the greatest kindness,
That my restless searching for belonging found truth.

Even when the odds look overwhelming,
I have absolutely no fear of anything,
Troubles will always come and go,
Fear is this world’s best weapon,
My God love is fear’s powerful adversary,
When I allow love to capture my heart,
Fear is the worst loser,
Throwing a tantrum day and night,
In its self destroying spiral.

Deliverance is the love’s greatest gift to me,
All of life’s bitter words said to me,
The threat of losing everything,
The sleepless nights of constant worry,
Were all given to God,
Now I live freely,
My heart and mind free to love God first.
Amen, Amen, Amen.

The search for grace is the heart’s first yearning,
Mercy is our constant quest,
The world is a pit of selfish cravings,
That seek to swallow our deepest pain,
But, our heart cannot be ignored,
Its restless wanderings must find a home,
Or else be condemned to despair.

My life has witnessed the black hopelessness,
Of being told that I don’t belong,
Born from anger but lived from pain,
Some wounds will never go away,
Lashed again and again the pain all the more,
Because of betrayal’s source.

Healing is the sweet voice of God’s kindest words,
That brings us to the warmest sound,
Words that give hope and love,
From whatever place we are found,
My wandering heart is home again,
My life speaking a message of forgiveness,
From where true love always begins,
Revenge is sacrificed to a merciful justice,
Hope for all to know love true rewards,
Is the first thought of each new day.

I love the bold life of living with God’s approval,
The day’s problems hold no fear for me,
They are just speck of discomfort that last for a moment,
My life is an adventure of eternity’s hope,
In which failure is no longer possible.
I will let detractors stand on the side ,
Looking to condemn for every little wrong,
I will leave them to their limited life,
They can keep their small pond,
I will strike out into an ocean of possibility,
Looking for every God given opportunity,
That Grace provides to God’s loved creature.

Today I will search for every possibility,
To offer praise to God,
Every smile, a soft word, a gentle touch,
I will speak my Father’s language,
Learning it one word at a time,
Refusing to speak the words of despair,
That belong to life’s detractors,
Confident in hopeful love’s acceptance.

My life is a constant celebration of God’s handiwork,
Opening my eyes in the morning a miracle,
Then to see beauty in the daily sunrise his gift to me,
A breath of fresh air that celebrates life,
Ears that hear a sweet melody sung in perfect tune,
All of this begun and completed by God.

My life is dedicated to understanding his love,
Selfish pride is the trap that is life’s death snare,
Pitiful self credited glory is the short way to despair,
When it’s compared to all that God has done.

God’s love doesn’t tolerate duplicity,
A one track heart is what he searches for,
All else is quickly discarded by his holy desire,
Love and pride locked in a battle for life,
Choosing is our most important task.

But, Grace is a beautiful sound,
That comes from each breath of God,
When I draw breath each day,
I am reminded of my life’s source,
The reminder of where my home is,
My heart found by perfect love,
My life held in Grace’s hands.

When everything is right in my world,
My desire is to find ways to give thanks,
When I run out of words, God finds more,
It’s the sound of eternity in my ears,
That finds new praise words every day.

Every created thing is designed for praise,
A word of encouragement from a friend,
My glimpse of the sun’s rays each morning,
The constant steady love of my wife,
The daily provision of every daily need,
All this and more are praiseworthy.

Abundance is what I give thanks for,
God’s goodness overflows into my life,
Now I struggle to have enough words,
To fully express my love for God,
Whatever I can lay my hands on,
I will use to declare my love for God,
I will give God all I have,
My heart committed to his plans,
My undivided attention the first requirement,
Formed from my desire for God’s eternal love,
Life begins and ends with God’s praise,
I love adding my voice to love’s response.

All my old excuses are gone,
My life is about putting God first,
Making him the centre of everything,
And, celebrating this loudly.

I will use anything I can,
To offer God all that I have,
This will be my reward for trusting,
Justice will stop hate in its tracks,
I will face the hate with courage,
Returning glares with love,
That cut deep into the the liar’s heart.

This becomes his death sentence,
After he lives a life of disappointment,
He will die with anger on his lips,
But, this is not my future,
I have learned my song’s words well,
Everyday celebrating the sheer delight,
That comes from knowing God’s rest.

My deepest joy has been discovered,
It takes all my most painful memories,
And leaves them with yesterday,
Today I will begin with praise,
Assured that God remembers to love me,
Not one part of me is unloved,
Opposition to this love will be ended,
As God asserts his unfailing care,
To the one who trusts completely in him.

The self importance of arrogance,
Has little to say to God,
He only listens to his own words,
And they don’t impress God,
God is interested in those who remember,
When each day is started with him,
And, then completed with praise.

Every day is a reminder of God’s care,
It begins with the first rays of light,
Seen from an earth born from love,
Appreciated by the gift of understanding,
Transformed by truth’s first concern,
Lived in the Rhythm of grace,
Healing the broken spirits,
Of those who seek to discover,
God’s loving open word,
Spoken me each day.