Stumbling Into The City Of A Great God

What can a love sick heart carry but its desire?  

What can come from their song 

but its message of want 

to be filled with more affection, 

more warmth 

that drenches all the shake 

of aches that come when too far 

from its fire.  

Embracing the cry 

that wonders into the city 

of a great God, 

falling to its abundant 

and brilliant attraction!  

Stumbling into this city

of a great God

I embrace my cry.

Apologies come spewing forth 

as drinking from this fountain 

feels like consuming the riches 

of gold untold.  

Lifting my eyes 

to see if I am invited to stay, 

I am puzzled at such a great welcoming 

to not only stay 

but to take my fill with more than enough.  

Soak, feast, refresh 

and stay for the finale 

of seeing the difference this walk makes.  

Like entering someone's conversation, 

over hearing and becoming enlightened 

to new…

so comes to one 

who enters this Place, 

the city of a great God.  

Seeing beyond the surface 

flesh demands, 

seeing where Light 

carries who He is 

as the flame of fiery love 

opens senses to breathe.  

Frantically the flesh reacts 

with darting eyes to feed its selfish weakness, 

consuming all it can 

for death it feels is happening.   

But, what is Holy 

has the key to staying 

and new desires 

rise in me 

as finding old satisfactions 

do not fulfill as they did before. 

Love adds its oil over me

and my dry hardened heart

releases all fight to surrender

as it becomes my choice

to stay.