Give me flight,
Soaring freely over mountain and plain
Beauty overtaking me,
The beauty of the eternal Father

Give me song,
Melodious memoirs of a Savior's passion
To stir the hearts of the lost and broken

Give me a canvas,
Brushstrokes of your truth
Moving gracefully through time and space
Resting where diety meets humanity in harmonious balance

Give me story
Too awesome for human comprehension
To spur forth your children to glorify your name

Give me the faith
To walk on water
Recklessly abandoned in your loving embrace

Brilliant, Glorious Love

Before I breathed deeply the oxygen of Iowa air

I sat at the feet of my King

Waiting for the time I’d be sent on my commission.

Oh how beautiful

To sit at the foot of the cross

Basking in the undeserved love

of

the

Father!

Not long after I sang praises at His alabaster throne

I came naked into the world,

Unqualified to remember His face.

Giving me up into the muck of this place

He was confident in His plan

That one day I’d sit at His feet again.

Loving parents guided me through the uncharted waters

And He was all the while watching,

Waiting patiently for my heart.

Little by little my eyes opened wider,

Until one day

I saw his love, his grace, his forgiveness before me.

The lust, the lies, and deception

No longer consumed my very being.

Grace flowed down over me and I was redeemed.

Where can I hide from His Spirit?

No matter where I go, He is there

Loving me despite my abhorrent iniquities.

He gently calls my name

Enticing me to seek only His affection,

For nothing satisfies my longing like my Father’s love.

My human mind is incapable of comprehending the depth of His passion.

Oh! To die for the ones He loved…

Unconditional love is the definition

of

my

Father.

No matter how I fall or flee

He will pursue me

When I turn my back he is right behind me.

He whispers sweet nothings in my ear

Reminding me I am beautiful,

I am unique, chosen, set apart, and always sojourning my way home.

His outstretched arms wait for me in eager anticipation

For the day I return to see the face of the King,

My father who loved me all along.

I will fall into his embrace

And he will kiss my cheeks saying,

“Well done, good and faithful servant.”

He sent me for a reason

A princess from the Kingdom of Heaven,

To bring my brothers and sisters back to Him.

I know Him

He knows me

And when I get home it won’t be unfamiliar….

Yes, I once sat before Him in the palace

Long before I breathed my earthly breath

Basking in His

brilliant

glorious

love.