This Great Love
Listening to: “East to West” by Casting Crowns
I love it when I dig around in old journals and find random poems buried deep down in the pages.
That’s what happened here. As I was flipping through a past journal, I came across a poem I’d written back in April. Re-reading it now, it didn’t quite feel complete, and the mood definitely didn’t match the strength I’ve found in Jesus since first jotting the lyrics.
The journal entries around this poem (between April 8th and April 12th ) were doodled with lots of broken hearts with notes like: “My heart is crushed.” That should give you an indication of where I was at spiritually.
I’m in a much different place now, and it felt strange posting the below poem now that I’m so far past that chasm I was crossing back in April. So, I did a little editing and added three stanzas. Now I can say the first half of the poem was written in Tambo de Mora, Peru (approx. April 10th, 2014), and the second half was written in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica (July 13, 2014).
Jesus took my broken heart, which I gave to Him when we were leaving Peru, and in just three months He remolded it into something beautiful, full of joy and healing. He is SO GOOD, and I’m honored to praise Him with this poem.
My heart is breaking
Tenderly
Gently o’er the
Rolling seas
Gently and with
Perfect ease
In this great Love
You have for me
Break my heart, Lord
Perfectly
Whispering, You
Speak to me
Singing, slowly
Shaping me
In this great Love
Awaiting me
Touch my heart, Lord
Mercifully
Draw me out o’er
Stormy seas
Draw me out – say:
Come to Me.
For if I fall, You’ll
Carry me
In Your great Love, God
Do not wait
Please don’t ever
Hesitate
For I might doubt, and
I might shriek
And I might pause with
Shaky knees
But I can fight, Lord
I won’t sink
I won’t run
Away from Thee
I will stay, Lord
I can’t flee
From this great Love
You have for me
From this great Love
Awaiting me
From Your great Love
Inside of me
