Risk

The flimsy fabric hung out to dry

Hung out on the line

Out in the open

The stark sun shines straight through

The drizzle of rain dampens and wrinkles

Transparent.

On the stage for all to see

Stepping out to who knows what response

Belting out ‘Delta Dawn,’

revealing what’s beneath

Exposed.

Like gold refined

I am burnt in the fire

Destroyed by agonies

Purified into something more

Laid out bare.

Vulnerable.

There must have been a day

When I stepped out from behind the curtain

When my hand raised up

I decided to speak bold

And once I started

Rollercoaster never ending

Looped and looped

Country to country

City and towns

Camps and fields

To speak aloud

this generation screams

loud from the rooftops

seeking authenticity

search party sent out

running hectic from street to street

desperate for truth

desiring the real

And I said,

“Here I am Lord

Speak for your servant is listening

Send me

To proclaim good news to your people.”

Cut open eyes

That you may see the beauty around

See through the pain that blinds.

Tear through limbs

For as you stumble

I seek to uplift, to carry.

Dissect the heart

In the hope others will hear the beat of life

Once again.

Transplant me Father into the lives of others

May I not live

For myself alone

For greater love has no man than this

That he would lay down his life for another

So I lay down my pen

Fingers to print

And lay it bare

So we may all be healed.

“Thank you for your honesty, it inspires me”

“Your honesty is powerful”

“I love reading your notes, because you are so transparent”

“Thanks for sharing this”

“Just what I needed to hear”

“In the middle of all this, you can still write that”

“Your vulnerability and honesty has healing power in it to bring release & wholeness to others!”

my words are yours, dear reader

my thoughts are shared with you

“Yes we all have bumps and scars, but you make it beautiful to have them all”

“Beautiful indeed”

as we lay ourselves bare.

There is no reward

Without a risk.

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All quotes in “italics” are comments I have received for my writing.

Thank you for your continual encouragement as I seek to serve you all, and serve Father God through my writing.

I pray everyday that I would be some sort of blessing to you.