To listen so intently
The into flowing through
That takes you to the place
Only music can take you
To move the soul so deeply
Beyond what we construe
That takes to you the Grace
Only prayer can take you
To dwell within the scene
Of vision in the view
That takes you to the space
Only beauty can take you
To hope within the promise
To receive what we pursue
That blesses the embrace
Only God can take you
And through our eyes
By reflection of light
With a world of vision
We are blessed our sight
And through our ears
On waves that surround
With tones of noise
We are blessed with sound
And through our skin
Connections revealing
With human emotions
We are blessed with feeling
And through our mouth
Such flavors embrace
With food and with drink
We are blessed with taste
And through our being
Through Gods Presence of
With a soul of knowing
We are blessed with love
From a night of darkness
Of blustery chill
Sky of snow falling
We awake to morn’, still
We blink once or twice
Rechecking our eyes
A miracle blessed
Of wonders surprise
A pasture of snow
Icicles formed
With a coating of ice
Each tree is adorned
Sun of arising
The scene to ignite
The world set ablaze
With the blessing of light
Every branch glows
Each blade of grass shines
Diamonds of brilliance
Proclaim joy divine
A resting within
The soft morning glow
A vision of calling
In the falling snow
A welcoming in
Of the Spirit to flow
A sacred being
Through the falling snow
A dwelling within
This witness to know
Receiving the blessings
From the falling snow
A surrender into
This letting go
A holy drifting
Into the falling snow
A covering of grace
Of this way to show
Becoming a prayer
Of the falling snow
Oh God you call to us
In many ways to show
This day you speak to us
Within the falling snow
A vision of such beauty
Stops us in our way
A simple falling into
Our being here to pray
With a psalm of silence
In gentleness of touch
Within each flake unique
That You love us so much
Sacrament of nature
For our souls to embrace
Countless are the blessings
Covered by Your grace
Through Your window of presence
In prayer to reside
Of the Spiritual world
We’ll dwell on that side
Through Your window of grace
An insight is shown
Through the vision of soul
The unknown is known
Through Your window of sight
The world disappears
A glimpse of heaven
Of being appears
Through Your window of love
Of heavenly grace
Our home found in You
We can always embrace
As I walk through this door
I’ll no longer be one
But through our God’s grace
There will be three in one
With a true celebration
Let us all have some fun
Let the light shine upon us
Weather be rainy or sun
Of those seen and unseen
We thank everyone
With the love that they’ve shared
Our heart overruns
All of one body
As new family begun
But no longer my will
But Gods will be done
And for our first step
Of a long run
We’ll start with a prayer
Through Spirit, Father and Son
Into your Presence
I come before
In my humanness
A time to adore
With shoulders of burden
Of stress that I store
It all melts away
Poured out on the floor
And worries and fears
As I start to pray
For by your grace
They all drift away
The greatest of all
Through the mercy of You
For all of my sins
Are washed away too
To restore my being
Of blessing to find
Gives this broken soul
A taste of the divine
Breathing a breath
Of moment right here
The gift of life sent
Through drawing of air
Praying a prayer
Through the Spirit, Holy
A share in the life
Of divinity
Loving the Lover
Becoming aware
The life of beyond
Of His grace everywhere
Be of a being
As a breath of a prayer
To carry a moment
Of eternal love, share
On a Sunday morning
Of this winter’s day
A gaze outside the window
Of ingredients to pray
Just to let the soul
Find a space to drift
In day that’s birthed anew
With the light to lift
A gathering of deer
Look to welcome me
Drawing of the sense
Of community
Here the mourning doves
Found a place of rest
In our simple being
Just to feel so blessed
God beyond a window
No boundaries are found here
Taste of Your desire
Of heaven that You share
DarylMadden 