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Open My Eyes

  Show me the life You have for me Not my desires But what you’d have me see Open my eyes To the world you made Beyond what I know Never let it fade From my view… I see the skies But I can’t comprehend The ever changing canvas Made by your hand How can I fathom How wonderfully made All that I see All that you have For me. Show me the heart  I still want to hide Keep me aware Of where I can find Peace for my spirit Joy you provide Show me it all Open my eyes To you. 10/25/26 clc “David said about him: “ ‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭25‬-‭28‬ ‭NIV‬‬
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Take Me

  Guide me Down the backroads Over the highways Wherever I go Hold me close When I forget The ways you took me Far from death Up through the mountains As they rise Like trying to Touch the Sky Sky seems closer  with each breath Let me find My rest My feet grow weary Yet on I go As you take me Down country roads 10/24/26 clc “because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”” Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭78‬-‭79‬ ‭NIV‬‬
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Come, Eat at the Table

Come Eat at my table No more scraps Come dine with the king I know You don’t feel able But I tell you I can give you everything The warmth you wanted  on those cold, dark nights Lying under the stars Bed of a pick-up,  no hope in sight I heard your anger On those days you just couldn’t see Anger at me, I understand, how hard it was For you to believe I felt your loneliness Because I was right there When you couldn’t imagine life on earth I kept you Right here So come eat at the table I set it for you Filled it with Grace and Hope,  and something New I did it for you I never left you I was just waiting until you could rend Your heart When you sat waiting Waiting on it all to end I gave you a blessing Simple words A promise* I’ll always keep Sit beside me Come Eat and drink 10/19/26 clc *“What do you want Chad?” I want to live.
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Take Away

Take away the music Take away the crowds Let your spirit dwell In the silence That roars as loud As any song we give you In the stillness you behold Our hearts without distraction Take us in your arms and hold The truth within our beings Even when that truth really sucks You still stand there whispering “Child, I am enough Not because you’re worthy I don’t even need you to be clean Just open your heart And leave the rest to me” Take away the grand cathedrals The buildings made of stone And come to the maker Come and be known The offering we bring Doesn’t come from money or noise It comes from the heart Where in his peace, we can find joy Not because I’m worthy Not because I’m clean Oh Lord, please open my heart Please take all of me Please take all of me 10/17/26 clc
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Knees

Knees haven’t rubbed enough dirt Still walk around eat up with the hurts Feebly stand When I really should just fall Back to the dust When I realize just how small I am Hope of heaven Might seem so far away Amidst the running around The frantic day to day 10,000 miles  my body never seems still Maybe it’s in those moments  I need to stop, chill Realize we’re never really alone Take a moment  put down the phone Wear out a few more pair of jeans Say a few more shotgun prayers Cause no matter how bad it seems In the bigger picture,  every time I fall Before my creator It doesn’t matter how small I am I know my voice Carries Straight to him. 10/15/26 clc
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Be Still

Stillness Sometimes I can’t find it Where is your peace? My head’s so out of focus I want your voice Yet, the echoes of the world Seem so present Will you quiet them and reveal More of you In the moments when my heart strays  Into the commotion Of another busy day When I look up Let me see more of all you are Even when I’m scared and alone Let me know you’re never far Away From me You  I long to see Still me from inside And let me be Close to you. 10/14/26 clc
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I hear You

Dear Lord, I hear You Sometimes resonant as a gong Other items so gently  like lilting morning birdsong  And even when there’s silence Feel the wind blowing through the trees You are ever present Even when I can’t see In the breath of autumn As Your creation sheds rainbow leaves You present the colors So my eyes will look, And see Not that we can comprehend  all the ways You make yourself known But the reminders are always ready So many ways that You have shown Our hearts may not be ready You still move through the seasons, Through each day Giving us ways to hear you, To see you If we just wait  Upon you - You present  Your grace As we repent And feel you close You Provide  So many ways In our lives As we carry on. 10/11/26 clc
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