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A dress

A dress, made out of a purple, shiny, beautiful piece of cloth
Fitting exactly right, like being specially made for me
A gift, out of the hand of the Father
As to the prodigal son, the ring and the robe
Anointing and authority, will be given to me
And even more, being His child, the apple of His eye
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
And forever, His eye will be resting, on me
Like Jesus to His bride, He says: beauty is what I see

02-04-07

A coat

One Sunday morning
The service came to an end
The offering collected, the blessing given
All in order the way it went

The moment of prayer seemed gone
And yet I asked: Lord, please grant me safety
Feeling locked up, a covering because of fear
Even afraid, to let God's love enter me

By grace, I received prayer
Inviting the Holy Spirit to flow through me
As He was showing how Jesus loved the rich youngster
Who failed to be the perfect one; just like me

As a little child, in a shop, with mother and a shop-girl
And two coats to choose between
I just couldn't make a decision

Outlook

Looking over the hills of Pennsylvania
All around, I see above me, the blue sky
Soft colours, farmhouses, horses and cows
And sometimes clouds, which are passing by

How wide is this landscape
Peaceful, the environment, to me
But it was the touch of the Holy Spirit
That brought rest on the inside of me

Praise to God, who all this has created
Who said it was awesome, that I was born
Making the latter better than the first
Renewing the places in which my soul was torn

27-09-06

Fear

Fear, you can't see it
You can't grab it, but it is there
Entering a room, filled with people
Something that is hard to dare

Fear pops up at various places
Even sitting in a special lazy chair
Called up tension, extreme unsavety
Having no control, sitting overthere

Father God, I need Your help to break this barrier
Need Your love, to chase this fear
Your guidance to walk in freedom
Only Your voice to hear

17-09-06

Future

Future, a word that should give hope and joy
To me, it seemed the other way around
School, work or even marriage
To relax, and enjoy life, was not to be found

Never achieving the goal of doing well
Always something missing, never good enough
Became like a negative perfectionism
I won't try anything anymore, it's too tough

On a conference, one brief moment, fear was gone
Only the presence of God the Father
Hope was born, a possibility to change was there
But events got only harder

God led me to another church
Fulfilling a wish from the past
To learn a spirit guided walk

Paradise

The sun is setting
Its light plays with the leaves
Between trees, there's a little pool
A deer is drinking, so quietly it breathes
For a sheer moment, paradise seems near
The singing of birds
The beauty of flowers
Green all around me
Above the sun, heaven appears

14-9-06

There

Surrounded, by friends
Enjoying their courtesy and respectfulness
Their willingness to listen
The love, with which they share

The image of hands held together
When saying thanks for the daily meal
It speaks of safety, belonging to
Part, of the Father's care

To see a father hug his girls
For they are special, in his eyes
It opens for a lot of tears
Forming the question: my place, is where?

When, shall be revealed, how to feel
The love of the Father for me
Or does He tell me how to look
Changing my eyes to see it's there

17-09-06

To be

I noticed some movements, in a tree
A soft rain was falling
Two squirrels were looking for food
And joyfully playing

It was fun, to see these creatures moving
The way they were made
And the Spirit spoke: be free to be
As you were created

There's no to slow, to silent or to different
Just be the one the Father made you to be
Knowing His heart that says:
You'll always be a daughter to Me

15-09-06

A new joy in the morning

There was a burden of negative,
Thoughts, feelings
I just couldn't get it of

My cry was:Lord, help me
I feel powerless in this
I need your hand right now

One day, early, during worship they sang:
It's a new joy in the morning
And it ministered to my heart

As in the day of harvest, joy came
God reached out for me
Negative just fled

21-08-06

Holiday

When I was young
Holiday had the sense of freedom
Swimming alone in the blue of the sea
Observing, a world of my own, without God

Later, holiday became, what someone else told it to be
It was alright, to pass the time
To solve the question was still too hard:
What would be a holiday for me?

A divorce changed my life
Wondering if I would ever live again
Adjusting, feeling the pressure to provide
Working, no time to stop, and always those thoughts

Father God took hold of me
Changed negative to joy, the question was answered
Making that choice felt like living again