Seen

Sometimes I wonder,

What do You see?

When You look at my heart,

And examine me.

Do You see the confusion--

Soiled efforts to understand;

When I want to control,

But I can’t trace Your hand?

Do You see all the darkness--

There, still alive;

My evil desires,

That inside of me fight?

Do You see the self-pity--

My worst attitude;

Thoughts of despair

When I don’t hope in You?

Do You see my feet wander--

Back to those old ties;

To worship my idols,

And feast on my lies?

Do You see my attempts--

To hide from Your Light;

To isolate, hide, and withdraw

From what’s right?

Do You see me Father?

Have You set Your love upon this sinner?

Yes, You have loved me.

You love me still.

By Your blood You atone;

You have redeemed me.

Bought back and precious--

And that’s what You see.

His Child

Look at me--

Filthy

Clinging to sin.

Look at me--

Foolish

Broken again.

Look at me--

Wicked

Guilty and stained.

Look at me--

Worthless

Consumed with my pain.

This is the child

You see here today,

Rebellious and willful.

Still wanting her own way.

This is the sinner

You say You have loved,

Closed up and cold.

Treating lightly Your blood

And not only that

But You’ll also see

That I can do nothing--

I don’t have the remedy.

I cannot promise to mend all my ways

To be better still

Or redeem those lost days.

I cannot attempt to pay for my guilt

Not the whole of my being

Could take care of the bill.

So here I stand

With nothing to do.

Nowhere else to land.

Nothing could reach me here

Even though others hold out their hands.

This is how I feel

And it consumes me.

But is it all more real

Or does truth elude me.

And am I stuck because my eyes

Are only on me.

Look to Him--

He stands

Ready to save

Look to Him--

He lives

And has conquered the grave.

Look to Him--

He hears

Every tear stained prayer.

Look to Him--

He made you

And for every detail He cares.

He knows every shadow

Each sin in my heart.

Yet He still says there’s nothing

That can tear us apart.

Because despite every

Remaining sin

He has conquered them all

And He lives within.

So you see nothing I do

And nothing I am.

Can ever risk my falling

Out of His strong hand.