I Thirst
I gave it all
My everything
Not one more drop left
Of me to give
Empty
And now
I thirst
© 2011 Julie Clark
For the sake of the One who thirsted, let us not neglect these who are suffering today.
I Thirst
I gave it all
My everything
Not one more drop left
Of me to give
Empty
And now
I thirst
© 2011 Julie Clark
For the sake of the One who thirsted, let us not neglect these who are suffering today.
Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in God. Trust also in me. (Jesus) John 14:1
What about when violence seems to be in the water we drink, in the air we breathe, the rule of the day? What about when lives of children are taken without a second thought, gunned down on beaches, in airports and by drones taking out whole families? When a president of a private christian university encourages students to arm themselves and take out people of a different religion?
How do we live in these days when politicians skew all decency and accusations fly through the air waves thick with fear and racism?
Do we pull back and hide, stockpile goods and arms? Protecting ourselves and a few others perhaps? I seem to recall One saying “if you choose to save your life you will lose it”.
This terror, this fear is like a vortex, spinning out of control, if you get too close to it will suck you in and down.
There is another way. It is a way that refuses to lump people into categories of other, evil, enemies, or sub- human. It chooses instead to pray for, to bless, yes even love our enemies. It chooses to reach out across barriers to the other, the one who is different, has a different hue to their skin, or language on their tongue or culture I do not understand. It chooses to seek understanding and to bridge the gap rather than build another wall.
This is the path of peace, the way of love, the road to life.
Here we are today Maundy Thursday, approaching Good Friday, before we can get to Easter. What lessons are still here for us to learn as we see Jesus throw off his robe, tie a towel around his waist, pick up a basin of water, and wash his fearful, doubting, even betraying disciples’ feet? This, a precursor to what was to come the next day. He laid down his life for all. He calls us to follow Him.
“Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called children of God.”
There is a way through these times. One deep breath, one step, one prayer, one cry, one embrace at a time. It is a humble path and no one is saying it is easy. Is it possible? Well, what is impossible with man, is possible with God. Let’s choose this path of peace instead of participating in the destruction of our planet.
Welcome Spring
Once again renew our hearts
With hope we cannot otherwise find
Unless you bloom with blossoms pink
And bulbs push up the soggy earth
Unless you conquer winter’s frost
With wind’s strong blasts
And skies that rend the heavy clouds
Welcome Spring
Renew our hearts with joy
To sing the ancient songs that well within
When sights of life and beauty overcome
Calling forth our voices
Our steps will lighten into the dance
Joining all creation as life renews itself again
This time each year
© 2016 Julie Clark
Undone
I fall into your arms
No life in me to give to you
But like the babe in mother’s arms
I take from you all that I crave
Only to find that what I’ve craved
Is what you all along have saved
To give to me
Love so deep it has no end
In your eyes I see
The hope and strength of eons gone
And paths laid straight for weary souls
Whose company
I am one
I can walk this path with you
I can stand among the stars named and numbered
I can rest upon the waters
Thrown and tossed and calmed by you
I will trust and I will see
The living lights of eternity
© 2000 Julie Clark
Remain in Me
Keep in step
Keep in touch
Take my hand
Don’t lag behind or rush ahead
No lolly-gagging or reckless driving
Stick with Me
Close to Me
Stay connected
Abide in me
Walk with me
Every day
Every hour
Every minute
Breathe me in
Like your breath
Breathe me out
To another
Don’t slough me off
Disregard me
Close your ears
When you get tempted
Or enticed
Don’t veer off to the left
Or the right
Take a detour
Or a short cut
Don’t get caught in an eddy
Don’t get stuck or left behind
Double your efforts
To rest in me
Fill your thoughts
With thoughts of me
Love me
I love you
Let my love flow in you
And out of you
Come back for more
There’s always more
You in me and I in you
And this is what it means
To live a life
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