Thursday, September 30, 2010

... and still we complain


While I was looking through the pictures of Swaziland, old and new, I was thinking about life. Yes, I do that sometimes! And I was reminded again of how fortunate we are. I have a job, a home, a car, two dogs (they are a blessing!), clothes, family and friends, food to eat ... three times a day, and so much more. And still we complain! I can't remember that I ever was hungry or had to wonder where my next meal would come from. I don't know how that feels and can't even imagine. I never have to wonder how I'm going to stay warm or dry. I don't know how it feels to be abused, to life on the street ... and still we complain. I can't help but think that God sometimes just sits and shakes His head ... And I was reminded of this poem in Scared written by Tom Davis:

I had a dream, Momma,
and in it the sky was blue as water;
I was thirsty, but it was too high
for me to lift my face and drink.

Patches of green were scattered
like emeralds over the red earth,
but I had no hands
and could not gather a treasure of grass
to hold against my baby bird-like chest.

Nothing was sound,
and everthing was broken.
I looked for you, Momma,
but you had gone.
I woke up and lay on my mat
weaving your name into a blanket
to keep me warm.

I tell myself
that you aren't gone,
you've only flown away,
like a shining black bird
and all your days are spent
breaking twigs with your beak
off the sticks that maim and beat
To build a nest for your Precious,
And for me and Abu.

And we wait, mouths open
Schreeching with our dry mouths
past the screams lodged deep
inside our tiny throats.
Come back for us.
Take us beyond the sky
where you are.

~Adanna~
 Adanna a little girl that knows hunger, abuse, death, cold and things that we cannot imagine.

And I go down on my knees and thank God, and I feel the compassion He is talking about in His Word. And I'm so thankful, but also so sad for the world out there... lost.

Check out these blogs:

Tom Davis, Musings from Graceland and Moms4change

Monday, September 6, 2010

B-Team Prayer T-12 days!

B-Team Prayer T-12 days! Read more about the team that will be visiting Swaziland during September :-)

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Spoken Word Worship

Ever heard of Spoken Word Worship? Well, I've come across Amena Brown while watching a Matt Redman DVD - Facedown. And I was just moved by her passion, the emotional feel of her poems, her voice and realness. Take a listen for yourself!



Amena Brown is a poet, speaker and journalist. Amena has performed and spoken at events all over the country such as The RightNow Conference, Thirsty Conference, National Youth Workers Convention, Catalyst Conference, Atlantis Music Conference, and the 2008 National Poetry Slam Competition.

Amena is both regal and dramatic in her creative interpretation on the stage. This nonconformist lends her voice to finding inspiration, truth, and purpose and encourages those she encounters to do the same

Go visit Amena Brown on her website and read more about this incredible lady.

And here for your reading pleasure this beautiful poem by Amena:
A CRY,
A CRY LIES WITHIN US IN THE DEPTH OF A PLACE THAT WE CANNOT TOUCH.
WAITING TO ESCAPE,
THE ENCLOSED GATES OF OUR EXPRESSION.
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING INSIDE OF US,
BEYOND WHAT WE CAN ARTICULATE.
SO WE RESPOND.
WE RESPOND TO YOU,
WE RESPOND TO YOU JESUS,
IN YOUR PURE LIGHT I HAVE COME,
OUT OF THE SHADOWS OF DARKNESS.
YOU ALONE ARE THE ONE THAT CAN SATISFY,
SEEPING INTO EVERY VACANT SPACE INSIDE OF ME
REALITY,
IN YOU, IN ME, IN YOU.
I TRY TO IMAGINE FOREVER,
AND AT A CERTAIN POINT MY BRAIN STOPS,
BUT THAT'S YOU.
FOREVER BEING,
FOREVER EXISTING,
FOREVER KNOWING YOU.
BEFORE THERE WAS ANYONE, ANYTHING, YOU
AND AFTER EVERYTHING THERE WAS IS NO MORE.
YOU.
MY THOUGHTS CAN’T EVEN FULLY COMPREHEND YOU.
SO WHATEVER PRAISE MY THOUGHTS BEGIN,
MY SPIRIT HAS TO COMPLETE.
AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IN A BREATH, I DISCOVER YOU.
THAT THE SAME BREATH I'M BREATHING, ORIGINATED INSIDE OF YOU.
SO I BREATHE YOU IN.
BECAUSE YOU TAKE ME IN, JESUS.
IN YOUR PURE LIGHT I HAVE COME OUT OF THE SHADOWS OF DARKNESS,
YOU ALONE SATISFY.
SEEPING INTO EVERY VACANT SPACE INSIDE OF ME.
TRY TO IMAGINE, FOREVER.
AND THAT'S YOU ...
FOREVER BEING,
FOREVER EXISTING,
FOREVER KNOWING YOU,
BEFORE THERE WAS ANY ONE, ANYTHING ~ YOU.
AFTER EVERYTHING THERE WAS IS NO MORE ~ YOU.
AND EVERY TIME, I TAKE IN A BREATH,
EVERY TIME I TAKE IN A BREATH, I DISCOVER YOU.
I BREATHE YOU IN, AND BECAUSE YOU TAKE ME IN
WE BREATHE YOU IN, BECAUSE YOU TAKE US IN.
TO BE STILL AND BREATHE, THAT YOU ARE GOD.
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