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Friday, October 27, 2006

I Wish I Could

I have this personality (don’t we all…LOL…it’s pretty bad when you can’t even finish your own sentences without your smart-alec brain taking over…)…anyway I have this personality that draws some people to me with their innermost thoughts and feelings and hurts and pains. I don’t begrudge it at all! It’s so much a part of who I am.

I love people and care deeply for them. I want people to experience wholeness and healing (in every sense of the word) and reconciliation to not only the Father but to themselves. It’s one of the reasons I considered Art Therapy as a degree so many years ago.

What dawned on me at that time (thankfully) is I get far too emotionally invested in these people to be an effective counselor. Over the years I’ve done better to pray about it and somewhat “let it go”, but it still haunts my brain, heart, dreams, ultimately my life.

On the heels of a ‘poetic’ week between Chapter Chat (the online book study I’m involved in), my own humble poetic offerings, and a friend coming to ‘vent’ and seek advice about a pending divorce, I close this weeks posting with this…

I Wish I Could
By: kpjara

I wish I could heal your hurt,
I wish I could seal the pain.
I wish I could bear your tears,
I wish I could remove the stain.

I wish I could show you tomorrow,
I wish I could offer you more.
I wish I could gather your anger,
I wish I could release your eagle to soar.

I wish I could give you a mirror,
I wish I could have you look inside,
I wish I could see your expression,
I wish I could watch the turning tide.

I wish you could hear the Father whisper,

I wish you could see the Father’s face,
I wish you could feel His arms around you,
I wish you could understand his incredible grace.

I pray you will hear my heart,
I pray you will see His love,
I pray you will open your soul
I pray you will receive the dove.


Have a wonderful weekend and I pray you see God’s hand move this weekend!

9 comments:

someone else said...

Beautiful poem!! It reveals such a heart of love in you.

HeyJules said...

That is beautiful. And isn't it wonderful to know that even though we can't always do these things, HE can. Amen. :-)

Shalee said...

God has blessed you with such a beautiful talent for writing and an even more beautiful soul from which to view Him. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Sally said...

what a beautiful poem- thank you for sharing it, for having a heart that is open and able to put voice in such a beautiful way.

Dawn said...

I do wish we could sit and have a good long talk!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful poem!
Thanks for visiting my blog and for the nice comment you left. :-)

Tami said...

Mmmmm. . .this touched me. Thanks!

Nancy said...

Thanks for the inspiration today, I love the poem. What a gift you have, now that is a blessing. Have a great weekend!

Dawn said...

I found Maryam!