THE WISH

 

When in the realms of heaven

You asked me what in mortality

I wanted to be, it was so easy,

I said I wanted to be like Thee.

You warned me of the suffering 

That would have to be equal in measure

To what You would suffer for me;

That my life would not be easy

But that You would make up for everything.

Now I am here,

I fear the refiners' fire of the kiln

When Your potter hands are moulding me,

But I try to be the woman I was who said

She wanted to be like Thee.

Some days I want to change my wish

I am not worthy to bear my suffering,

But then I notice the chains around my heart

Are broken, and I remember:

You will make up for everything.

- CATHRYNE ALLEN 

(Art: Clay Full by Ron diCianni)

PERFECT FAITH

 

For now I walk unsteady steps

On this earthly soil beneath my feet

But one day I will come to You

With perfect faith in waves of deep.

 

And when in distance Your glory beckons,

When You come to take me home,

I will run into Your arms

And forever be Your own.

 

-      Cathryne Allen

(Art: Serene Saviour by Ivan Guaderrama) 

SELF-WILL

 

I pleaded with you on bended knee

My fears to dissolve.

You sat in silence

Hoping I would give You

what You yearned the most to own:

My self-will,

My hesitance to relinquish control.

In the end I gave it up

And found solace to my soul.

 

Yes, You said,

Now you understand.

I paved the way

In Gethsemane long ago.

                 

- CATHRYNE ALLEN 

(Art: Thy Will Be Done by Jay Bryant Ward) 

MY GUIDING STEPS

 

When I am tempest tossed on turbulent seas

I look to find Thee walking on waves

To rescue me.

I hear Your call, I see Your light,

A beacon of hope,

Your unconquerable might.

I know You will gather me amidst

The storm that seeks to swallow me;

And take me home

When the waves no longer frighten me.

You are my guiding light, the footsteps I clearly see.

I don't stumble but follow into Your arms for eternity. 

- CATHRYNE ALLEN 

(Art: Footprints of Faith by Ivan Guaderrama)

TRUST

 

I viewed my life as hopeless pieces

And shame consumed my fragile heart.

I questioned every move and every choice;

I berated, I gave no value to any part.

Not until my trust consumed me

And my will to heavens flew

Did solace nestle in my soul

And such freedom as I never knew.

- CATHRYNE ALLEN 

(Art by David Beraru)

RETURN TO HEAVEN

 

Will I be lost in crowds of heaven

When my mortal shell at last I leave,

And will this earthly life appear unreal

When my true home is to me revealed?

 

Will I come to see Thy face

I so often sought on bended knee,

And forget all the lonely moments

I suffered with merciful help from Thee?

 

My heart will rend within my chest

When I kneel before Thy throne;

I will weep with grateful heart

For cherished truths that I have known.

 

-       CATHRYNE ALLEN

(Art: Christ by David Beraru)

LIVING WATER

 

You paved the way to glories untold

With drops of blood and hallowed tears,

Gifting me life beyond these mortal years.

The bread of life, the living water,

Flowing into my heart from yours;

With parched lips I approach

So I will thirst never more.

- CATHRYNE ALLEN 

(Art: The Water That I Shall Give by Eva Koleva Timothy)