Looking
For Life
2/9/14
Looking
for love in all the wrong places.
Looking
for power in the atmosphere.
Searching
for dreams in smiling faces -
Looking
away from the painful tears.
Looking
for joy to fill up those spaces.
Looking
for peace in a raging tide.
Trusting
the crowd in all of the races,
Feeling
thrills of the crazy ride.
Looking
for luck in all of my aces.
Looking
for life in the things I'd do.
Thinking
strength lay in a stasis
I
could find, if I only knew.
Looking
for God in all of these cases.
Looking
for hope though I was bound.
Thinking
He was in the cracked vases,
Trampled
small on the cold, black ground.
Looking
for good in all of these cases.
Looking
for truth in the things we said.
I
had failed to cover my bases -
God
reached in while I was dead.
Given
hope in all the right places.
Give
love that can cast out fear.
God
showed me the ties of life's laces,
Drawing
me so that I could hear.
Given
light in all of these graces.
Given
peace in the midst of trial.
Now
I walk through life's paces,
God
stands with me through ever mile.
Given
grace on a daily basis.
Given
joy that I could not buy.
God
reached down in one of my chases,
Showed
great love, deep enough to die.
~ZA
This song fits...
This song fits...
Wow...this really is beautiful :) I feel like anyone having a bad day should read this and experience some light :)
ReplyDelete:) Thank you, Valkyrie.
DeleteI love using writing to express Truth - real emotions, real experiences, real Life...
We can look for life, love, hope, etc in so many places, and yet God is the only One who can truly fulfill that longing. I think that's part of what makes this poem, as you said, a good thing for someone to read who might be having a bad day. It's a reminder that God can reach in and give us all we need, even when we feel broken - /especially/ when we feel broken.
Thank you so much for commenting on my blog. <3 Comments make me so happy. ^_^
To God be the glory,
~ZA