Worship in the Downpour

Rain caresses my uplifted hands
I close my eyes and dream
My tears mix with the downpour
I lower my head and let the water pour over my heart
My hands lift higher
On my knees
On my face
I pray, it’s all I can do
I surrender to your glory
The rain soaks me
I am quiet in the roar of your silence
The rain of your Spirit is a beautiful touch
It is a downpour of whispering prayers
I stand and raise my hands again
The rain still falls
Always on a hungry heart
Always in your children
My tears
They are the only words that I can say
They are the only expression of my joy
My peace
My love for your grace
I cry with every touch of you
I weep
My heart soaks in the rain
In the downpour
I worship in the flow
My heart explodes with the overflow of mercy
My hands are lifted
My heart is filled
The rain is falling
I am dancing
I am yours
Jesus be my downpour

Tears of Black

Have you ever had a time in your life where you had difficulty expressing hurts and fears? If you are a guy that is all the time. This is apart of my pain and my prayer from October 2001.

Endless days of forgotten youth
Life ends in hushed silence
Crushed
Beautifully
Endless nights of broken dreams
Life falls in a deafening quiet
Obliterated
Wonderfully
Reaching for the inevitability of nothing
Grasping for reality
My heart shatters
Broken by the force of past hurts
Undone love
Always
The tears from my heart are black
The silence is unbearable
The screams are real
I fall to my knees
I cannot stop this pain
It courses throughout my being
Jesus
Save me from myself
Again
Always
Break this pain that breaks my heart
Caress my life with your gentleness
My burden
I cannot cry with tears that are rest
My tears are dark
They do not fall without ripping my pain
Jesus
The beauty of your touch blinds me
I need your touch
Your love
Your heart
Let me cry on your peace
Jesus
Forever