He has been waiting so patiently for me...

There once was a place,

a dark and cold place.

A place I was forced to go,

this place made me weary.

It made me empty and stole my soul,

This place made me envy.

It blinded my heart,

and made me hate.

It told a lie to the world, 

announcing I was full of filth.

This place sucks out more, 

I hate it, but I need it. 

This place tells me I am worthless,

and I believe every lie.

This place has nearly won,

I see no good, I am just waiting to die.

Just when I am ready to fall to the ground,

I see this face.

This face is nothing like that place.

I see beauty and hope for the first time,

I see strength, courage, and inspiration. 

What is happening now,

that old place haunts me still.

This face shines with love and mercy,

so foreign but I need a taste. 

Can this face really save my pitiful soul,

my life has been nothing but mere existence. 

I long to live,

I long to embrace all this is pure.

This face appears over and over again,

I fall to my knees and make this sacrifice.

I try to look back but this face consumes me like air, 

I begin to see a world without all that strife. 

I begin to feel whole and clean,

I have ran for so long without a drink of this water,

and suddenly, I am serene. 

My thirst is quenched,

I can finally rest.

This face cradles my heart,

his promise is true and is all I need.

There once was a place, 

a dark and cold place.

My LORD so desperitly trying to show his face,

I resisted until I could walk no more.

And it is now that I can finally see; 

his beauty and sovereign grace,

 has been waiting so patiently for me.

Written by: Mindy Clark