Holy King

Lord, my heart cries out to you now!
I hear your voice whisper to me;
It tells me who I am.
You say to me, "You are mine;
The princess of the Holy King,
The daughter of the One who saves the World!"
I fall down before you and praise Your name!

As I worship You,
I hear the serpent slither by;
He spits out lies,
Bribing me with fruit,
Telling me I'll never die.
But as I turn to fall away,
I catch a glimpse of your face.
My hand reaches out for just one bite,
But then I see your eyes, full of love and sorrow
While on the cross you die.
I shout "No!" but it's too late,
You give up one last sigh;
Then you fall forward and hang there,
And I begin to cry.
"No! Take me instead;
He is innocent!
I deserve to be killed
And hung in pain,
For he was crucified
When he was without sin."
But then three days later
He rose again:

After a day of rest,
I looked in
On an empty tomb where
I thought I would find Him.
I came to say goodbyes,
But now he is gone again!
And I cried more and more,
Until a man walked in.
"Why are you crying?"
He asked me then;
But I thought it was the gardener,
Not the one who died for my sin.
"He's gone! He's gone!
I think they took him!"
Then the man opened my eyes,
And I saw his face, alive again.

Hallelujah, praise the Lord!
Jesus Christ has arisen!
He's alive and here today;
For he could not be kept in death's prison!
Let us sing and dance for years and years
To celebrate His grace;
And when we die, we'll just sing some more,
Because we shall see His face!

Truth

The dream hasn't left me
Vividly, I can still see
Its bright marks across my eyes
No longer in disguise

The dark blue veil was torn away
In the bright truth of the coming day
No more far-off hopes twinkling above
Sprinkling down their star-dust "love"

The truth came slowly at first
Scratching through until the sky burst
Leaving pink scars stretched across the sky
Bleeding through with blinding light

Finally, sin put up its last fight
Then finally fled at the death of the night
While the sun rose again from his deathly grave
His purest love shone on my face

Drying my tears and setting me free
He reveals what the night hid from me
So that I can see who he wanted me to be
To live with him for eternity

Whispers

Sitting among the Pharisees
Whispers flow all around me
Speaking of this child's heart
Her never ending suffering

Her life displayed so all could see
Her hopeless heart beats wildly
Sitting very quietly
She wonders, "Who would help me?"

"Now listen very carefully,"
They all try to say to me.
"She'll trick you into obeying;
And on top of that, she's unclean.

"Look at her sin, hear what she's done,
Her life by Satan has been won;
She could never be saved by the death of His Son.
Go try a different one."

I heard what they said
I see her life hanging by a thread
The darkest gloom looms over her head
But her spirit is not simply dead.

She doesn't know what to do because she isn't seeing
Any love or care at all for her being;
Her heart for love is constantly beating
Still searching everywhere for some meaning.

She is lost and doesn't know how to be found
Looking for love when no love is around
Falling in sin and hitting the ground
Crying out for help, while to sin she is bound

How can you stand while she's falling apart?
Life is not all about trying to make it on the chart
This fallen child is God's own work of art
Reach out to her with the fullness of your heart!

It's never too late to start again
To change your life and live without sin
There is one way for you to begin
And it leads to a place where love always wins

His arms are open wider than mine
His love is deeper than the ocean is wide
He wants to love you and be your guide
Don't be afraid, let him lead your life

Harry Potter

After reading the first book (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), I've been hooked on this series! I started them last Tuesday, and I just began the last one today! (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) So far, I have really enjoyed the series, and I plan on re-reading them in the future! I strongly encourage anyone to read them who has not had the chance yet, especially Christians. Although it is a story about wizards and witches, the books really point out this hidden, ongoing battle between good and evil, just as there is one between God and Satan in our lives.

These books focus on the life of Harry Potter, "the boy who lived". Everyday "muggles" never see the magical things happening around them because they are "protected" by the spells wizards put on the world's eyes; but these witches and wizards are warriors in this huge battle between good and evil. Voldemort (or "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named") is the source of all evil, tempting otherwise good people to do evil things for him in hopes of taking over the world. Harry is anything but a normal boy, but he lives an honest life, fighting for the people around him instead of himself. He lives radically and stands up for what he knows is right, even though he needs help and support from his friends, and he becomes willing to lay down his own life to save the people around him from having to suffer any further. Although I do not think she was trying to make Harry Potter a Christian series, J.K. Rowling really presents a side of Christianity generally forgotten among us, about how we are supposed to live, and about how God always wins.



-Book Cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.-
(Post edited on Saturday, March 12, 2011)