Train Wheels

I sit on the train.
The dull hum of metal
wheels on metal
tracks lulls me to the point of
sleep. As the wheels fight
friction, slowly pushing
forward, I fight
lies. Truth that should
humble, bringing me
prostrate, instead battles a head held
high. Pride threatens to
corrupt, taking stance against
redemption. But my nature is
new; it is now
divine. I am like You,
tempted, but not
overcome.

Following Hard After God (A Prayer)

O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away." Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

- A.W. Tozer

Achy Knees, Pounding Head

Dull, constant pain
in my knees.
fallen,
this body and my knees.
Broken, but not
enough.
A short glimpse of
relief,
for me and my knees.
No doctor, no end to the
pain.
Left here broken,
crying
tears on my knees.
Seek and ye shall
find,
an end to this interminable
struggle
between me and my knees.