I wrote this as a outburst of my heart after singing the hymn Sovereign by Chris Tomlin this morning in church. I was overwhelmed with the sovereign tenderness of my Heavenly Father, and how much he takes joy in any little attempt I make to love him back.

In a tender moment

In the eye of my mind

I see a father weeping - 

With tears, soft and mild - 

In the fragile embrace

Of his loving child.

"Daddy, are you sad?

Did I do any wrong?"

"No, my child, I'm not.

There is no sadness here.

I cry because of love - 

There is joy in these tears."

The the moment is done.

I wake and then I see

That You were the Father,

And the child was me. 

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Exhibit: A - ME hidden behind the suffocating curtain of a never ending to-do list. MYSELF amidst so many faces who expect my all and every last ounce of my attention. I longing for relax, for peaceful, for a lighter load, for stronger, for not so many good things bombarding me.

Exhibit: B - YOU searching for my attention, searching in all of my hiding spots, searching throughout my to-do list, searching through my subconscious and mindless motivations to self-indulge,

and waiting... waiting in the secret place, waiting in the quiet place, waiting in the still place, waiting at the top of my to-do list, waiting for me - simply me.

Exhibit: We - WE dancing amidst a list of expectations, we dancing through the stillness, we painting a relationship among our relationships, we whispering in the busy places with little grins, we alive, we forgiving and giving each other second chances, we on dates, we waiting for each other to answer, we telling each other deep and dark secrets, we enjoying your sense of humor, we inspired by the Divine Smile, we in relationship.

I embrace Exhibit: We.

Most my days

I feel the same -

Laughter, joy,

Fear and shame.

While other days,

I break through;

I handle and

Experience You.

Though it's hard

To often see

Exhibit A,

Exhibit B,

I prefer,

I search out,

I embrace

Exhibit: We.