Last year I found an old notebook with the word Journey written across it. It was small enough to fit in a purse. I opened it up and there were pages full of songs and poems. I smiled as I remember my 17-year-old heart discovering my own path to poetry. I wrote whatever was on my heart and mind. I allowed myself for the first time to be creative in my writing.

As I was holding that book I realized somewhere between all the changes in life, all the pain, all the growing up, I had forgotten about this little gift of mine. They are not for everyone. Just like Shakespeare was never for me. No matter how hard I tried to read his writings. But it’s my heart. It’s my words. My very own works of art. While reading the Psalms of David, these sprang forth in my heart. They were just being born when I shared the first 3 on my last blog. And now there are pages of these in my new journal. I am excited to once again share them with the world.

This one is quite short. But it is one of my favorites. In this moment I was full of wonder. I was learning so many new things about God’s heart. I was learning the things I thought I knew were premature. That there was more to Him. And He was revealing Himself to me in ways I never could have imagined. Whatever the pain was before I wrote this no longer existed. The morning was fresh and new. Ready to breath life in me and I walked in light that day.

You Spring forth a song in my heart Lord

With each passing day you sow joy

I am forever captivated by you

Finding new ways to draw closer to Your heart

Father I pray for the eyes that come across this psalm that they may be touched by your love as you touched my heart that day. May your presence give them a deeper desire to draw closer to You and continue in their pursuit to know You more. You are willing and ready God. It is your desire Father that all may know You truly. For You are to be known, not understood or figured out. But to be known. So be it in Jesus name.

J.S