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Forsaken?

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Word hungry…..before leaving.    Surrender.   Time on my knees….The only way to strength. And I hold out this day….in palms of hope. Offering it as a sacrifice…. That He would take it. Make it. Not mine….but His own. Lists growing long. China. Tomorrow. Schedules.  Packing. Gathering for families. And yet. In deep tides.  Rests tranquility…..still. Sustained […]

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Returning Hearts to Him

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I see her today. Tall one.              Face pale with worries One.                                              Unemotional.                                                           Broken willed One.                                                                           Past following her around like weight pressing down One. And joy has no outlet…quenched by self-reliance. Hope to please. Must do’s. And it crushes me.  The knowledge of this broken one….                  Once free.                                         Face planted.                                                                         Hands lifted.                                                                                                        A worshiper….like me. Now […]

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