"Thanksgiving"

I need to take this walk in the woods
And sit by the fire's warmth
The battle has been long and hard
But the ship is headed right on course
For healing...
For two hearts healing
Last night at midnight it began to rain
God knew I needed a release
So He opened up the skies for me
And together, the sky and I began to weep
It is still raining
And for right now
It is a gift so sweet

At this place on the journey
There is a chasm so wide and deep
That refuses my passage
Through any self effort
And it is God's intention
To use this place
To erradicate my heart's walls and any obstacles
That might separate
I will lay this love on the altar
Totally committed
To sink or swim
And give what is most precious to me
In complete consecration
Back to him
And trust him in its safekeeping
I need His revelation
In this place I have never been
Holy Spirit bring your comfort
I'm so in need of consolation..
In this lovers torment of separation

This curious paralell
For here is where we are stripped of the
Protective clothing of fig leafs and roles
I keep hearing "Baby shoot straight from the heart"
Faith and trust are called for in ways
That I have not previously known
I must have an abandoned, ruthless trust in God.
This is not a journey for the faint of heart
For this is the way of The Sacred Romance
To get to "the state of the art"...

There is a damsel captive in a tower
From which she cannot break free...
But when the winds blow cold...
And there is no one to hold her..
She knows and truly believes....that
Still.....God has something up his sleeve.
For it is never one's place to make His promise come to pass...
All he requires is for me to believe.

"All For You"

The skies of blue
The fields of green
Are all for you

The silver moon
The shining sea
Are all for you

For you the wind blows
For you the river flows
And everything you ever dream about

Even the love you dream of too...
Is all for you

By John Smith & Lisa Aschman