Without You

Heaven wouldn't be heaven without You.
Just a vast expanse
at the edge of space
empty and hollow
a desolate place

Heaven wouldn't be heaven without You
if i could not look upon Your face.
Like a desert without rain,
a flower without scent,
the sky without the sun,
the ocean without waves,
the heart without love.

Heaven without You,
wouldn't be heaven at all.

Life is not life without you.
A world without light,
a darkness without end,
a promise without hope,
only nakedness and shame.

On You all life depends,
You are life,
without You
there's only darkness and death,
suffering and shame.

A cross is no cross without pain,
No redemption without blood,
Your blood,
pouring down on me.

Redeem my life.
Restore my soul.
Cleanse my heart.
Cover me
Drown me
Lift me
Ruin me
Mark me
Seal me
Free me
Love me
Take me.

musings by sheila r martin 3/31/10