Praying through Tears

Praying through Tears

By: Erin

Dear Jesus,

Please hear my cry tonight through my silent tears

I am so exhausted, so tired, so overwhelmed by the years

Drops of water flow down my face or sometimes mask

I need your love and grace to take me over…..

Fast

I cannot breathe, think or form words with my lips

I am at the point of losing my grip

I need you Jesus

I cannot do this; I cannot battle this fight anymore

Without you there is no hope – I am done for

Save me right now from the darkness in my head

Even the dark thoughts that are left unsaid

I feel all alone, trapped, bound, and broken

So please hear my prayer through these tears – unspoken

I need your love and grace to take me over….

Fast

I cannot do this; not without you

I need you Jesus

That is true

 

I am in pain.

Pain

By: Erin

Straining my Soul

Heating my Heart

Beating my Bones

Pain

Pulsating

Persistently

Intentionally look Inward

Cower from the Crowd

React without Recognition

Pain

Pulsating

Persistently

Desperately chase Denial

Sit in the Situation

Pursue a greater Purpose

Pain

Pulsating

Persistently

No one can say “Never”

Everyone faces it Eventually

People can choose to Persevere

Pain

Pulsating

Persistently

Together we will Triumph

Make it through the Madness

Help bring hope to the Hurting

Pain

Pulsating

Persistently

 

Worry at the edge of a cliff.

Worry

By: Erin

Dedicated: To my mom: I love you so much.

Worry sits in places of my body

Like in my chest

Like in my stomach

Like in my shoulders

And some of the rest

Worry eats at my heart and my soul

Pushing and fighting my mind for control

Saying:

“Don’t enjoy the moment you’re in.”

“Obsess over the ones that have yet to begin.”

Worry creeps into my being unwanted uninvited

Ruining my joy with the question: “What if?”

Feeling as though you are living on the edge of a cliff

Preventing trust, hope, love and peace

Worry does nothing but make discomfort increase

So how do we combat this difficult and hard feeling?

This is something I need to face – as part of my healing

The truth is I don’t know

Right now I’m wracked with worry to the extreme

And it seems never ending – like a rushing stream

But if God is sovereign over everything like we’ve been taught

I guess the only thing I can think of is to pray and give him a shot

A shot to work in my heart

For the wisdom he does impart

A shot to allow me to grow

It is true I may be a little hesitant though

A shot to do work in me

So that others may see

There is no need to worry after all

Christ died for it all