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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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Your sweet mercies

  When I don’t have words to say Can’t express all that I feel How in awe I am each day Knowing that you’re real So many words touch my tongue Though they never seem just right At Painting a picture of what you’ve begun In my heart, so far from sight Most people don’t see the valleys As you urged me to march on And when I stepped over the mountains You are my victory song But these lips cannot express Your sweet mercies, your tenderness With me You took me from my darkest moments Took the bottle, you wouldn’t rest Until I realize there was more here And that, my soul must confess As I Look up to towards heaven I see you in the skies How do I thank you? When I want to ask, “why?” Why you love me? And even greater still Will you take this offering? As in your peace, I still I don’t need an answer In each breath, I know you’re there Amidst the moments when I struggle I know you care But my words still fail As they often do When it comes to trying to describe How deeply, truly I love y...
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In the Light

  We never Have to be alone again In the nightmares that surround us In this world so full of sin Never did I think That I could stand within my mind Without falling to the doubt As my insides would unwind Sinking ever further into the darkness Always knowing so clearly How bad my heart was That’s the trick we fall for When we’re surrounded by the lies filling us with sadness Asking us to compromise All that we are We fall deeper, More alone Right where we are But we never have to be alone again Always right beside us Is the most intimate of friends The one who recognizes Our brokenness and needs Instead of holding us captive to the dark We find release In the light Like a candle burning Becoming a flame  that lights inside You are not alone Nor am I When we open up our hearts to the one Who owns the night And believe 09/28/26 clc
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