Why do I hide what is so important to me?
Am I ashamed?
No, I am afraid
of what they will think of me,
how they will look at me
if after everything, they turn around and judge me
not want to include me
change how they speak around me
behave differently
exclude me…
I want to be part of the group
Continue reading “Am I Ashamed?”When the disciples each met Jesus they couldn’t wait to tell someone
Running to their friends, declaring something good has come
but when I met Jesus I was too afraid to share what I’d become
the rejection of their glaring eyes,
the whispers of their confused minds
I traded the joy for the acceptance of the world,
left him behind and I closed the door
To live, to love, to lead
To love, to live, to lead
In this race to the finish line
R u_____n n____i n__g against eternity’s time
Let me lead my people to the true vine
Rush to love with all of mine (heart)
And live the life until the sign
I was a ‘Christian’ as long as I could remember
Church was on Sunday’s, there was no discussion
I was always at Sunday school, knew all the answers to the bible quiz, always first to finish but I knew there was something missing.
This life I was living, something just didn’t feel right.
I may have known his name and spoken it proudly but I doubt my heart was fully in it. Continue reading “My Story”
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