My first Blog...

A lot of you might not know this, but I used to love writing and there have been times in my life in which I have used writing as an outlet for the emotions that I was experiencing.  Thanks to the example of a friend of mine who I have seen use his blog quite effectively, I have decided to start my own, and I find it quite fitting that I use one of my poems to begin my blogging career. Don't worry, I wont have poetry on anymore blogs after this.

A Call for Purpose

Sitting alone I stare at the walls in my mind

Looking for purpose, or a reason to find

Something to hold to, something that’s mine

Something that gives me a reason to shine

My mind is a muscle that twists as it grows

And shares in the knowledge of things that it knows

I believe in the truth of the things I can’t see

And I look to the cross for the things I can be

I’m a light that is blind with a heart that is dark

A stranger alone, all in black, in the park

I cry to be saved as I cry out His name

I live to die daily and I live with my shame

I was lost and I needed a change in my heart

So I took all the love that was there from the start

I look in the mirror with disgust on my face

And with slow-moving thoughts I realize my place

Is to love Him and serve Him with all I hold true

And if I love Him and serve Him, I’ll love and serve you

I’m a human, I fail and I fall everyday

But the truth is in Him; He’s the light and the way

He’s pure, true, and holy, He’s known as the One

His name is Jesus, He’s God’s only Son

With arms open wide, He was nailed to a cross

He stayed there in pain just to save all the lost

He just wants to hold you and help ease your pain

So commit to pure love and commit to a change

Were not promised tomorrow, were just given today

So come just as you are to this altar and pray…

 Chris Gordon  January 2004