The valuable time of peace
in a moment of time alone
is a treasure I have grown to love
after all the troubles I’ve sown
A time not long ago
when torment had its place
my world of disarray
left scowl upon my face
The way I viewed the world
would rob the longing for joy
The hole inside my heart
filled with that which did destroy
Time was spent within prison
the one within my head
where sadness was the debauchery
along with anger, self-pity and dread
How often I would fold
under pressures of the world
the ones that I had chosen
when I walked through life unfurled
gathering up the things within it
and bringing them back in
rearranging those collected devices
with the emotions held within
What could have been so beautiful
or what could have brightened my day
was only covered in emptiness
and quickly thrown away
A joy of indescribable measure
appeared within my cell
He said, “My son, come with me”
we had somewhere else to dwell
I took a walk outside
those walls that were not there
The jail was only imagined
a comfort for my despair
He took me on a journey
through the way He had always known
nothing like the one I had created
when free-willed choice was sown
He was aware of my decisions
He knew I’d come around
when those shackles became incapable
of holding me to the ground
He showed the fruits of His Spirit
and told me to keep them near
He showed me a temporary world
this one of sin and fear
then He showed me an eternal one
where He is always king
where demons have no place
where angels always sing
The life that I was choosing
not grounded in His way
where love was not the answer
to the questions of today
it had me in the crashing waves
that took me out to sea
I called out for a lifeline
that never fell on me
but then I washed ashore
and He was there to say,
“I’ll give you rest, my son, if you choose me on this day”
The peace is now within me
as I go about the days
The love that I was lacking
is now center of my ways
Will I take it all for granted?
Oh no, the mind is strong
It creeps up on the man
whose nights were once so long
I see old days of torment
in that prison, I did live
where sadness was the debauchery
and love, I could not give
Peace is of great value
in each moment that rears its head
I find it in His peace
and embrace the words He said
I find the joy within life
and know that He is there
as I go about the temporary
and see His eternal care
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