Never have I felt at home
Except living in God's presence
Here on the earth today.

Years of wandering
In a bleak, dark wilderness
Made me appreciate Him more.

Yes, heaven is a while to go

"No," said the Lord, on the day of her birth
When the skies were all dark and the devil a-prowl.
"This one shall not perish, for she is Mine."

"No," said the Lord when her nose bled hard

Life was a struggle from the first -
Didn't want to be born.
But God said This one shall not perish,
And This one shall be Mine.

I wrote of love and pain and grief
In poetry alone -

You shall go under
Again and again.
Yes, you shall wonder
At sorrow and pain,
And lightning and thunder
And torrents of rain;
But still I shall hold you
And make you alive

Take me again
where words are not mere symbols
but living things that zip and zap
and melt and soak and swirl -
where fire is not mere fire
but a living sea of emerald
around a mighty throne.

Holy Ghost, consuming fire,
Burn in me the Lord's desire.
Let this mind be in me too
That was and is in You.

Holy Ghost, a mighty wind,
Refresh the weeping soul that's sinned.

On my knees
I thank you Lord
For keeping me.

In my dreams
I cannot walk
But on my knees;

In my life
I cannot live
Unless I pray.

Knees for praying,
Rocking, swaying;

The One who fills all in all
Can hardly be contained
In a mere Sunday morning
Ninety minute slot.

Heaven is not just for when we die
But forever - past, present, and future.

God stopped a fatal accident
When one child in a full car
Had a premonition and prayed.

God stopped many fatal accidents
For a family who prayed for protection
Every time they travelled.