Transformation
Saved.
Saved,
ㅤ not to remain still,
But to…
Change
Not to change myself,
ㅤ but to be open.
Available,
ㅤ willing,
To be changed.
To be…
Transformed
In saving me,
ㅤ Jesus invites me.
Invites me into the…
Light
He invites me to step out of my past.
To step out of that hopelessness.
To step out of that hurt,
ㅤ not by denying it.
Not by hiding it.
But by seeing it in his light.
By seeing it with his…
Heart
But entering his light…
Feeling his heart…
Is a difficult…
Journey
Because even in his light,
ㅤ we experience darkness.
Even in his love,
ㅤ we experience loneliness.
We continue to experience…
Loss
So we react in anger.
We accuse.
We resist.
We fight.
We…
Hate
Yes, in response to Jesus’ love,
ㅤ we…
Hate
And in that hate,
ㅤ in that hurt,
We set our own lives on…
Fire
Life becomes simply a…
Battle
A battle against others.
A battle against ourselves.
A battle against our own lives.
A battle against…
Hopelessness
A battle against…
Jesus’ Love
But God doesn’t surrender.
He stays in the battle.
Stays in our battle.
And he presses us to…
Surrender
To surrender to his goodness.
To surrender to his love.
To surrender to his truth.
To surrender to his…
Transformation
To surrender to his offer of community.
To surrender to his offer of…
Life
Finally, his resurrection becomes ours.
His life becomes ours.
His salvation becomes ours.
His light becomes ours.
And our life becomes…
His
Lord, I am lost.
Show me your Way.
Lord, I am living a lie.
Teach me your truth.
Lord, I am an orphan.
Adopt me as your…
Child
Lord, I feel alone.
Help me live in your family.
Lord, I feel the darkness.
Show me your light.
Lord, I feel stuck.
Bring me your transformation.
Lord, I feel unacceptable.
Bathe me in your…
Love
Lord, today I reject the lies,
ㅤ and enter into relationship.
Into life in community.
Into life in your light.
Into life in your love.
Into life in your…
Truth
Lord, I am yours.
Make me yours.
Lord, today,
ㅤ yes, today!
I surrender to your…
Transformation
Psalming as Performance Art — written as I sat listening to a testimony shared at a Men’s breakfast at Calvary Chapel Vista, Feb 3, 2024
