TRUTH – for the breaking, taking, making…
 
Thank You for the truth – a quiet revelation
For a heart that sought an answer
And a God Who hears the prayer
 
Now I know that You found denial
In a place where Love broke walls –
I had closed the door
To freedom, offered by You.
 
Yes, the Cross – my cross – I rejected:
I moaned and groaned and refused to own
What Grace had freely given.
Tough choice – for pain is hard to bear!
And yet it builds such treasure,
Which You, only You, can measure!
 
Pain is not my friend,
Though I know him very well –
He’s hit the flesh, the soul, the mind
With daggers so unkind
Blind was I to this hidden worth
Struck so hard from birth!
 
But You, God, turned water into wine
Hate into love
And death into life
Fear into courage
And evil into good
 
So now, gentle Redeemer
Eternal One  Most High
Release Your blessings, made of gold.
 
The cunning Enemy sold his lies –
That denied the truth of pain.
Turn my heart to love the cross
For You’ve already paid the cost.
Teach my heart to share Your pain
As I wither in the sun…
 
Son of God, Healer and Friend
My life is just beginning -
For You protect me from the burning heat
And give me shade so cool
You throw living water over me
And through black shadows, I see.
 
Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.
 
Julie A. Hughes 2018 copyright