One other "Cosmic Poke Coincidence" --- A Poem on God Invading Our Emotional Worlds from Many Years Ago ---

Another kingdom coincidence for me this week

Many years ago I shared a message on Valentine's Day (which occurred this week) on how God invades our emotional worlds.

In the message, we focused on Mathew's account of Jesus being transfigured (an amazing Vision of Christ) and also on his account of Jesus touching the disciples on the shoulder as fully man (a tender, in-carnational Vision of Christ.)  We shared how our lives are just little tents/castles of sand that need  to be intimately filled with the river of Christ's mercy and life.  I wrote a song/poem about the message.

So, for the artsy fartsy crowd...... A Poem......

God, I’ve been talking quite a bit

And I’m feeling a little stressed

From building castles in the sand

A vision would really help this dry and barren man.

Please, remind us that your spirit is in this place

Waiting to kiss us with kindness and grace

Flowing around us like liquid air

Ready to take the hands of those dare

God, I’ve been talking about your power and majesty

But I can’t see through the sorrows I keep

And I’m in the desert and not the promised land

And I’m tire of quenching my thirst with sand

Would you help me undress my hidden soul

Let those secrets in side that I won’t go

Finally find a place as I confess, to the one who would never love me less

So I walked up the mountain side

I laid down before a surging tide

For a moment I feared for my life

I felt my heart meltin’ like fire on ice

And a hand reached out to touch my face

I heard God say friend don’t you be afraid

And a smile spread across God’s mouth

And when laughed in our hearts and we laughed out loud.

Its Valentine’s day and forever more

I want to be set free from keeping score

Of all my rights and all my wrongs

God wash them away with your river songs

Would you step off the shore today

Will you risk with a partner who can dance on waves

Like the beach is kissed by the sea

Would you let him kiss you with the mystery

Of God coming alive here in you and me.