Hidden

Hidden

I feel like this

I have been created to shine

Yet my wings are still folded

I quietly rest sublime

My head bowed slightly

But my eyes open

Though they are still covered up

By His hand

He readies me to see His face

He roots me in the land

Green surrounds me

It brings in nourishing light

Just when no one is watching

Just in the midst of the night

I will burst forth

Because I will have seen His glory

Life will come

It will never end

I will be more than servant or friend

I will be son and bride

With nothing to hide

Nothing to hide at all

Even if I’m forever hidden

K, Duane Carter

9-10-11

Take the Step

Take the Step

I stand on the precipice

The place where if I leap

I leave behind all that has given me life

Yet have I had life

When I’ve stood alone?

All alone in my self-reliance and my achievement

I see that if I leap there is a great valley before me

I can’t even see the end of it

Yet there are also great mountains

Incredible forests

The running river

And wind

I can’t stand here any longer

Nor will I retreat

I step off an edge into the unknown

Feeling a breeze beneath my wings

That I didn’t even know I had

I breathe in glad

 K, Duane Carter 9-1-11