"I need You to hold me
When the storms begin to rage
'cause You know me
    And You know that I'm afraid...."
--jonny diaz, "hold me"

Sometimes I fear maybe I'm not chosen
You've hardened my heart like Pharaoh
That would explain why life is so hard for me

And I am sad Esau--hated
Crying against what's fated
Saying, "Father, please, is there any left for ( Read more... )

I am a Narnian.

Remember the scene in Prince Caspian where all of the Narnians are meeting in the forest? Caspian has been taught that Narnians do not exist, and it may have seemed that they did not because they were living in exile. They were hard to find.

As the animals bore the name of Aslan, I bear the name of Christ. I am only beginning to ( Read more... )

"Oh, that You would burst from the heavens and come down!

How the mountains would quake in Your presence!
As fire causes wood to burn and water to boil, Your coming would make the nations tremble.
Then Your enemies would learn the reason for Your fame!

When You came down long ago, You did awesome things beyond our highest expectations. And oh, how ( Read more... )

somewhere
between the lost and the found
we're all hanging empty
empty and upside down
but i'm hanging on though the fall may tempt me
and i believe in the dawn
though i tremble in the night

somewhere
amidst these ins and these outs
there's a fine line of purpose
i follow even now
through the haze of despair
that confuses and hurts us
i look to see ( Read more... )

when it was over and they could talk about it
she said "there's just one thing I've got to know
what in that moment when you were running so hard and fast
made you stop and turn for home?"

he said "I always knew you loved me even though I'd broken your heart
I always knew there'd be a place for me to make a brand new start"

oh, love wash over a multitude ( Read more... )

i don't want to leave here
i don't want to stay
it feels like pinching to me either way
and the places i long for the most are the places where i've been
they are calling out to me like a long lost friend
it's not about losing faith
it's not about trust
It's all about comfortable--when you move so much
and the place i was wasn't perfect but i had found a ( Read more... )

i haven't really figured out how to use iTunes yet, so at this point it's just mixing everything i've played together ( Read more... )

a million miles away from anything familiar
a thousand places i would rather be
so i choke back the tears and try to find the bright side
though i find it hard to see beyond my suffering
in my heart i know Your plan is so much bigger
but this small part is all that i can see
and i believe You haven't left me here to wander
still i can't help but ponder ( Read more... )

I posted this to a facebook group and throught it should probably go here too.

My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year and three months and I love him dearly. We decided to do something crazy during the middle of last semester, however, about amonth before we hit our year anniversary. We've decided to fast from our relationship. The initial ( Read more... )

the curtain falls
down she goes
so long, worth
all the applause seems beautiful
it's got a hold on her
she whispers, "i'll go home"
and then she's reminded
that she doesn't know where that is

thought she belonged
but she knows she don't
thought she had love
but it is not enough
the pain inside is speaking to her
how could she feel like this
so aimless....

his ( Read more... )