Waves of Words Literary Magazine
This week, I was ecstatic to see my first Christian poem (or at least, a poem that's obviously Christian; all of my work is influenced by God and my faith experiences in some way) published in Waves of Words Literary Magazine's latest issue, Issue 3: Relationships and Revelations (the intricacies of Christian relationships and their uniqueness).
The included poem (shown and copied below) is a heart's cry for me often in moments of weakness, doubt, and struggle. If you know these things well, I hope this poem helps you feel less alone in it.
and demanded answers for my shame.
This pain
that burns within me is often stronger than
the peace I know exists. I want to
know what it is to feel truly free, to be
burdened with love while weightless in fear.
I want you to answer me
From the storm around
in a whisper as I cover
my face too,
For my soul to be fed by ravens in a desert
place where hope has died. To fly with
eagle wings and outrun the world with
strength only of you.
I don’t want to understand. Keep
your revelation
such knowledge is too glorious
for me. My shoulders are too small for
glory. But
give me a pure heart and show me
your face
so that I can find the courage to
finish this race
and hear you say,
“Well done”.
The Bible School Student inside of me (thank you, Torchbearers!) created a list of references to this poem which weren't included in the WoW issue publication, but I want to share them here as it's important to me that this poem be seen through the scriptural lens it was written. Hopefully, the references are obvious, but in case they are not, here's a list where you can find the different stories, words, and imagery from the Bible: (in order of appearance in the poem).
- Nehemiah 9:13
- John 14:27
- Matthew 11:28
- 1 Kings 19:13
- 1 Kings 17:2-6
- Isaiah 40:31
- 1 Kings 18:46
- Daniel 2:21–22
- Matthew 5:8
- 2 Timothy 4:7
- Matthew 25:23
