Hope on a Quiet Night

woman facing away on dark empty subway train with belongings beside her without hope

Hope is a baby, tiny and unassuming. The future made present, endless potential. — Hope is a baby, inevitable and growing. Something like you, but greater yet. — Hope is a baby, softening, holding hearts. Beacon of change, the world […]

Of Honey and Decay

Derelict plane in wasteland, a vagrant's shelter.

I am but a vagrant intoxicated by the fumes of decay, this is the life I have known. I am but a vagrant comforted by the debris of ancient splendor. We won this war, they said, we won and it was mighty, they […]

That Man of Galilee

On the day that hope died before our eyes, we stood there broken, confused, and out of control. Our efforts and strengths lay before us as lies, the mightiest among us had nothing to show.   For three days we […]

Abraham

Oh Abraham, you man of faith. How your heart must have trembled, and your hands have shook- yet you held firm, and are honored in the Book. Oh Abraham, you man of faith. The climb was long, and your heart […]

The Treasure of a King

Looking up on high majestic stained glass windows.

I’ve seen roses red, And deepest oceans blue, Yet in all that I’ve traveled, I’ve met no one like you. — We may all bleed the same, And we may all struggle the same, But no one smiles like you; No […]

Concrete Oasis

Love like gentle waves. Love like soothing streams. Love like passionate torrents.   Let this love flow within me, lifting me up. Let me be consumed by this love. Let this love pour out of me.   To soothe those […]

Higher Ground

I’ve traveled this valley, and my feet are dusty and worn Lord I am so weary I long for higher ground.   The trials have been many, And moments of rest few. I seek the land of plenty, I seek […]

What is Man?

What is man? Man, who in urgent hurry delves into all yet takes no time to reflect- Who is unsettled and disturbed, and tries to deflect. Man who is surrounded by beauty, and scars it with inquisitions. Who renders and […]