Psalms In The Heart

  Ashes to Flame The lies I hear Scream loud in my ear They promise, but tear me apart Desires betray They lead me astray Leaving scars in the depth of my heart The mask I wear Is heavy with care And it mocks every prayer that I cry I stumble, I fall I feel nothing at all Just ashes and silence inside The ego takes hold Its grip turns cold It laughs as I kneel in the dirt It whispers with glee “You’ll never break free— Your love is a dream that won’t work.” But then a hand breaks through A friend pulls me true Reminding me I’m not alone In the pit of despair They meet me there And together we carve out a home The ego fights back It plans its attack But we rise, one bundle, one flame Through faith above reason In every season We cry out the Creator’s Name So though I bleed It’s love that I need And it’s love that will carry me still From the lowest descent To the heights heaven-sent His mercy fulfills every will

Through the Ashes The lies I hear Scream loud in my ear They promise, but tear me apart Desires betray They lead me astray Leaving scars in the depth of my heart The mask I wear Is heavy with care And it mocks every prayer that I cry I stumble, I fall I feel nothing at all Just ashes and silence inside But a hand breaks through A friend pulls me true Reminding me I’m not alone In the pit of despair They meet me there And together we carve out a home The ego fights back It plans its attack But we rise, one bundle, one flame Through faith above reason In every season We cry out the Creator’s Name So though I bleed It’s love that I need And it’s love that will carry me still From the lowest descent To the heights heaven-sent His mercy fulfills every will

The Path of Struggle The nights feel long The pain feels strong And the ego keeps whispering lies The war within The weight of sin It crushes, it burns, it denies But the heart won’t break It learns to awake When a friend holds your hand through the storm Through fire and tears Through shadows and fears A new soul begins to form So we fall, we rise We tear off disguise Till only the truth can remain Through love we ascend Through the strength of a friend And eternal connection we gain So cling to the Light Through the darkest night For the Creator is near all along When the hearts unite Faith takes its flight And our suffering turns into song

Depart From Evil  I spit at the mirror, I curse at the night, The filth of my heart won’t let in the light. I claw at the chains that tighten my breath, Every thought that I chase just drags me to death. I preach that I’m holy, but rot fills my veins, My ego’s a tyrant that laughs at my pains. I run from the shadows, they tear me apart, I see that the devil’s been etched in my heart. The more that I fight, the deeper I sink, I drown in the poison I promised to drink. My “strength” is a lie, my “virtue” a fraud, I’m nothing but ashes without my God. But just when I’m shattered, too broken to stand, A whisper of mercy takes hold of my hand. The fire is quenched, the torment is still, The Healer restores me—according to His will. So evil departs, not by might, not by art, But by faith above reason and love in the heart. Through prayer and surrender, the bondage will cease, The darkness is broken, the soul finds its peace.