THIS ONE SCARES ME
Playing solitaire, telling God just one more game.
As usual my mind is abuzz with things of tomorrow.
I have an interview for God Still Rhymes,
I’ve done one before, I am with a friend.
Nothing to worry about with this wandering.
Then I ask a question, Lord what do you want me to do?
He answered, my dear son I have something for you.
My heart is still beating, my mind wondering why,
My heart telling me to stop the wondering, He is why.
The keys on the keyboard my fingers do not touch,
Not wanting to type anymore words and
Knowing that, knowing that I cannot say no.
No, it is finally my time to take a stand.
I had been thinking of a Bible study
Where there were those who had conversations with God.
And there I sat thinking I did not belong there
Because I had not, was there something in me odd?
But here I am today
Writing of God’s ways
That when I pray
I hear his voice
And he hears mine.
His voice giving me the letters.
Forming the words,
Continually forming my soul
That in his way he will make me better.
I have conversations with him,
We occasionally sing a hymn.
He’s everywhere
If I am aware.
Lord take away my anxiety,
Let me not worry about the rhymes,
Open the door to this cavern in which I live
So I am open to all that you have to give.
Reflection On This One Scares Me
I was told to write it.
© 2018, Living In God’s Rhyme, Tim Carter
In my reflection in the book I wrote, I was told to write it. That sounds kind of harsh today. I do remember that I had been thinking about this butt really didn’t want to write it. That’s why the title, This One Scares Me.
AS ONLY YOU CAN
I look at the clouds and I wonder aloud
What lies beyond the skies?
Whatever can be though looking I cannot see.
I look at the wonder of it all and I hear your call.
Beyond the skies is Heaven above,
Where there are no whys, just your love.
But first we share in this world of ours
For what we care in each day’s hours.
The mountains, the valleys,
The meadows, the deserts,
And the vast deep waters,
They all exist inside of us.
You spoke the earth into existence,
You breathed your breath into man,
Your power knew no resistance.
It was only and is only you who can.
May we live in your glory,
Be a part of your story.
May we every day strive
To have you in our lives.
May we see the splendor,
Of all you do, of who we are
As we shine brighter than the stars
When we let you, Lord, be who you are.
© 2018, Living In God’s Rhyme, Tim Carter
THE STORY OF MY PRAYER
Dear Father in Heaven I pray that I live for you today.
Dear God I pray that all I say
Is that your will be done, that I live for your Son,
That with the setting sun, your will has been done.
My heartfelt hope, my desire
Is that I not deserve your ire,
That by your indwelling spirit,
The voice of your words, I hear it.
So why today do I feel defeated?
Why do I know there is a distance
Between you and me, and what I see?
Why do I know it is all because of . . .?
As I am lay my head upon my bed
I feel the fear that you are not near.
The fear that I know is that of what I did sow,
That when I shut the door, I feel your presence no more.
It is time that is wasted,
In a vast waste land...
