River Rage

When in the raging waters I’m found

by Your hand I will not drown.

Though the torrents in power rage

My feet will find a spacious stage.

Your love is greater than this storm

For under Your wing I’m kept warm.

It looks like death is sure this time

but Your vision is broader than mine.

Your plans are something too great for me,

but when I trust You, there I’m free.

Oct 10, 2009

A month away

Familiar smells return me to another place. 

As I remember, a slight smile crosses my face.

A mounting expectancy fills each day,

relying on One to pave the way.

An inexpressible joy makes my heart leap.

Though a sobriety in these days I must keep.

A place that served as a foretaste,

Now is the reality with which I'm faced.

Never before have I had such peace. 

I know that this LOVE cannot cease.

                                                - JAT