S omething is calling my name A mid all the noise of this game L ike a dull ache I can't explain T hat takes hold and will not refrain L eading me somewhere anew A way from the grey and the blue K eeping me from running on through E very other bright color and hue C alling, calling, calling my name I nside my heart and inside my brain T elling me it and myself are the same Y onder my thoughts will wander again
We pray for blessings We pray for peace Comfort for family, protection while we sleep We pray for healing, for prosperity We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering All the while, You hear each spoken need Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You’re near What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom Your voice to hear And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love As if every promise from Your Word is not enough All the while, You hear each desperate plea And long that we'd have faith to believe
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You’re near And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us When darkness seems to win We know that pain reminds this heart That this is not, this is not our home It's not our home
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears And what if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You’re near What if my greatest disappointments Or the aching of this life Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy And what if trials of this life The rain, the storms, the hardest nights Are Your mercies in disguise
I cannot wait. I cannot wait. To hear the words they'll speak I'll toss and turn and pace around Until the days are done this week It's time for General Conference
Rhyme inspired by the upcoming General Conference this Saturday and Sunday!! And by "We Thank Thee, O God, For a Prophet" by William Fowler
I had a strange dream the night before last That rainclouds were gathering and blackening fast The air grew heavy and the winds grew strong Everything was in chaos. Everything went wrong. The rain started and seemed it would never end Such a multitude of rain the heavens did send As it filled up the streets and gutters so full I felt in my heart a fearful desire take hold I took a timid step from beneath my dry place I waded into the puddles, the rain on my face With arms open wide I looked up to the sky I let the water soak me and watched my fears die I awoke in a start and rolled over with ease And decided my phantom was digesting peas 'Til the next day while driving so far A song on the radio filled up my car "Stand in the rain. You stand your ground Stand up even when it's all crashing down You stand through the pain. You won't drown And one day what is lost all can be found" A shiver shot from my toes to my spine As I heard the words that really were mine I thought of my nightmare the evening before And realized that God had meant so much more So though I fear that by standing I'll fall I'll do my best to rise and give it my all
Rhyme inspired by dreams, change and Christian Rock And by "Stand In The Rain" by Superchick
The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, But stood out in the open plain And always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing.
The man who never had to toil To gain and farm his patch of soil, Who never had to win his share Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man But lived and died as he began.
Good timber does not grow with ease: The stronger wind, the stronger trees; The further sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength. By sun and cold, by rain and snow, In trees and men good timbers grow.
Where thickest lies the forest growth, We find the patriarchs of both. And they hold counsel with the stars Whose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife. This is the common law of life.
Post inspired by a RS Lesson, the changing leaves and my own personal "root time" And "Silver Trees" by Rocky Votolato And "Sheltering Trees" by Newsong
I have not been given the gift Of saying the words that lift I never know when to embrace Or dry the tears from a face But God has blessed me, you see With a smiling capacity I'll make you chuckle When your knees start to buckle I'll strengthen your tenacity
Rhyme inspired by Kennedy Wise And by Say Hey (I Love You) Michael Franti & Spearhead (Cuz that song makes me smile)
So what happens when what you wanted Is what you have And what you have Scares you more than words But what scares you worse Is what you need But what you need Might not be there anymore
What happens then?
Inspired by unknown And "Cupid's Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroes
