Long have you struggled
I see your losses and your gains
As life proves so often
To be such an uneven game
But in love's shadow
Is the message still to be found
For the lost and the fallen
Soon find holy ground

The race is to the quick
The well-kept and the learned
Not to the broken,
surrendered and burned
Yet burning is cleansing
And the broken are healed.
And when you surrender
You find love revealed

Bring me your passion
Your life as your gift
Not just praises on high
But love well lived
For I am one with you
My peace will not fade
Enter the quiet
Of love with me this day

Copyright © 2000, Robert G. Metivier