Riding the waves
When waves threaten to overwhelm
seal my cells in the security
of Your safe embrace
Remind me that life’s storms
cannot completely swallow me
I belong to a different shore
A Kingdom of peace prevailing
where joy is the sound
that roars, deafening in its
clarity. For nothing there
can sink us, only draw us
closer to Your trinity
So as these waves of worry
encompass me today
and waves of uncertainty
try to have their way,
keep me anchored in Hope
held fast against the Rock
sheltered from the storms
battering and bruising my heart
Render me ready to meet
life’s waves with equanimity
And steady myself in Your grace
while they rise higher day by day
May I see only Light’s beacon
burning bright ahead
and rest in tender waves
of Love rushing toward
me as Lifebelt holding me
close in their stead
©JoyLenton2015
This is day 21 of write-31-days five-minute-free-writes with the prompt:‘wave’. You can see the rest of the prompts here. I am also joining in with fellow writing friends at Jennifer’s place for #TellHisStory and with Holley for #coffeeforyourheart as we share God’s grace seen in His hand on our lives.
Thank you for being here and at Words of Joy where most of the posts have been written this month.
I am so thankful for your company and support!
Poetry Joy 
So beautiful, Joy. The clear flow of these words reflects your message about the joy in God’s Kingdom being “deafening in its clarity.” Bless you for the hopeful clarity of your faith and sharing XXX
Thank you, Joyce! Your encouraging words shine brightly in their clarity too. Bless you for taking time to read and leave a lovely comment. I really appreciate you, my friend. Xox ❤
Hi Joy,
Visiting here from Coffee for your Heart. What a lovely image your words inspire yet such strength to know we’re anchored in hope against Christ, our rock, our anchor. It is such a comfort to know nothing can draw us away from him but oh we so need this encouragement! Enjoyed reading your words today!
Hi Valerie. It’s good to meet you! Yes, our storm-battered, weary hearts need to receive regular reassurance and encouragement of God’s great ability to be our safe place because our souls are anchored in Him. Bless you for stopping by. 🙂
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Wonderful, Joy! God sends you words that flow right into my heart! I love the analogy of Joy being a sound that roars deafening. I love quiet and there is not enough quiet in my world. Next time I hear a TV blaring I will try to remember to let the Joy of the Trinity roar deafening enough in my heart to over-ride the ambient noise. Thank You!
Oh Amy, I love it when that happens! So often other writers/poets’ words seem directed to my heart. God knows what we need to receive and when. He always provides. I also crave quiet in my daily life, but maybe we can make an exception for joy, yes? I picture it as a continual background sound in heaven because how can there be any less than this? Or it could simply be a sweet silent symphony our souls resound with in God’s company. Whatever form joy chooses to grace our days, it will be perfectly suited to us, I’m sure. Thanks very much for the lovely comment and the ping-back! 🙂 x
I love it! We are safe in His arms. Also in storms
Amen, my friend! What a blessing it is to remember His presence in life’s storms. Thanks for stopping by, Aritha. It’s always good to see you here. 🙂 x