a prayer for today.

come fill us with your Spirit.

rain down on this dry land.

make grow the seeds that

have been sown in faith.

—

hear Your children when

they cry out to You Lord.

comfort those who are sick

and the downcast among us.

—

increase our faith Lord

that we may run the race

and not grow weary.

hear us today O Lord.

—

give us eyes to see Your faithfulness.

may we notice Your great works.

Lord strengthen our hearts

and grant us Your peace.

t.w.

lessons.

you taught me

more about myself

than i ever could’ve

learned on my own.

t.w.

a prayer for today.

thank You Lord for all You’ve done.

i lift up my heart to You with praise

for the works You are doing in me.

let my tongue praise Your name

above the noise of the crowds.

may You be exalted over all things.

allow my mind to rest in You.

thank You for loving the deepest

and most broken parts of me.

t.w.

1:22pm.

i always wanted

to know

the deepest

parts of you

—

so i could

show you

how much love

they deserve.

t.w.

a prayer for today.

Lord, i believe in Your goodness.

i believe that You care.

but i can’t feel You right now

and that’s all i want.

these bones fail me

day after day.

my mind deceives me endlessly.

but my faith remains in You.

only You are able to turn this desert

into a garden.

only You can make

this tree bear fruit.

i am tired.

i am lost.

please come and call me found.

t.w.

a prayer for today.

Lord would You still this anxious heart.

would You blot out the iniquity within.

for You are greater than my failures

and You are faithful to forgive Your children.

t.w.

hold her.

“why do you spend so much time in your head?”

“it’s the only place i still get to hold her.”

t.w.

summer ‘21.

…but now he’s just a stranger somewhere over the west wishing he could be anywhere other than heading home.

t.w.

a prayer for today.

Lord meet me in the secret place.

i yearn for Your presence.

i run back to You day after day.

Lord i need You.

t.w.

sleeves.

i am not that man.

i know nothing of dissimulation.

you cannot call my bluff.

there is no bluff.

—

there never was.

t.w.

a prayer for today.

Lord be here in this moment.

invade our stubborn hearts.

reveal Your healing power.

remind us how close

Your really are.

t.w.

excerpt 03.

…but tomorrow’s a new day

with new faces to meet.

and isn’t that such

a beautiful thing;

to be able to do this

all over again tomorrow.

t.w.

a prayer for today.

would You silence

this voice of doubt.

would You cast out

the evil within.

would You put me

to the flames and

purify my heart.

create in me a clean

heart O God.

t.w.