SADNESS


Sadness
Is concussion

It leaves you reeling
Out of focus

Disoriented

Sadness
Is the war
That follows peace

The storm
That follows calm

The dark
That follows light

Sorrow after joy

It cuts deep
Into the marrow
Of the introvert

Sadness
Feels like failure

It slaps you in the face
Knocks you off your feet

Sadness is hate
After love

The lie
That follows truth

Death
That follows life

It is the upper room
Of loss

The Chapel of our grief

When we abide there
Long enough in prayer

In the depths
Of our distress

We see the Spirit move
Moving us out of self

Outward to the other
Not as preacher
But companion

Ever pilgrim
Passing through

Ever seeking
Unencumbered ways

To travel light

Together
And alone

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Upon the Cross (At Clarendon Street Church)

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Running In My Head

Affectation

This Tree (A Morning Prayer)

Anguish ( for the friend of my soul )

THIS IS THE LOVE (The Pierced Heart)

I KNOW THAT, LOVE: In Honour of Mary Moore