Fears and Insecurities
by Lissa, 18, Lake Hiawatha, N.J.
A new beginning for each new day
If I keep trying, I'll find a way
Through all this pain, I'm holding on
Still, I believe that I'm not strong.
Take my fear, my insecurity
I am not who I want to be
I've tried to do it alone, but I'm at a loss
I surrender my burdens at the foot of the cross.
I sometimes think change is pretend
and all to often I feel I've reached my end.
But though I doubt, I won't give in
If I keep fighting, one day I'll win.
Take my fear, my insecurity
I am not who I want to be
So sick of standing still
Ready to take that risk, pursue His will
Take my fear, my insecurity
I am not who I want to be
I've tried to do it alone, but I'm at a loss
I surrender my burdens at the foot of the cross.
I've tried to it alone, but I'm at a loss
I surrender my burdens at the foot of the cross.
A Prayer
by Lissa, 18, Lake Hiawatha, N.J.
I long to hear that voice inside
when no one makes a sound
I long to feel Your touch
when no one is around
My life is made of shattered hopes
and I've learned how not to dream
How can a heart so broken still beat?
How can this silence scream?
Once I saw that glimpse of light
I felt the chains break
but darkness has come again
and I don't know how much more I can take
I have been beaten
and pain is my familiarity
but my heart cries for comfort
my soul begs to be free.
Hold me, though I'm broken
I am filth and I am dirt
right now I am nothing
but nothing can still hurt
Do not be fooled by a smile
I put on my unworthy face
Inside I am a broken child
in need of Your amazing grace
Hold me tonight as I cry
Promise You will never let go
And when I feel the opposite
I will trust the promises I know.
When I feel alone
I will trust You are there
When I feel invaluable
I will trust that You care
When I feel ugly
I will trust that I am beautiful still
and when I feel I deserve this pain
I will trust that is not Your will
In everything that is left of me
this is what I'll do:
I will use what's mine to trust these lies
but first, I will give it all to You.
I Cry to You
by Kelly, 15, Fayette, Mo.
I keep moving further from my
path that is lit
I'm in the dark
with nowhere to go.
And I keep thinking
that maybe I should turn back
while I can still see that faint glow,
but that voice in my head tells me
to move forward.
You’re tugging at my heart,
trying to pull me back to you.
And with each step
each step away from you
each step into these shadows
A tear drops
Because I long for your love
I start to run
Because I’m so scared, and so alone.
Thunder crashes
and I fall into a sprint
running from you?
no-
running from me.
running from my storm,
a storm that never lets up
I slow myself
and come to a stop
I think about you,
and your love,
about you,
and how much i miss you
so I turn
to reach for you hand-
and I gasp!
as I see how far I've been running
and my tears fall
I shiver and I try
to pull myself together
I'm so lost.
so lost.
I turn in each direction
but cant find where to go
so I start my walk again
along this dark, dark path
Something grabs me,
and I start to fall.
I try to catch myself,
but I cant hold all my burdens
I slip - falling to depths unknown
I scream for you to save me,
And I reach for you
and there, you catch me,
tears in your eyes.
they fall all around me
And I feel overwhelmed
with relief.
with peace.
with Indescribable,
Magnificent,
Love.
When I open my eyes
I look
at the beautifully lit path ahead of me
And I cry to You.