Jordan Mentz

There he is walking by the river…its just him and his savior…
on a cold winter’s night…standing on the edge of a bridge…not wanting to end it…
Looking at the water…trying to see his own reflection…
Looking in the mirror…there he is…a man standing next to him…
I didn’t know who it was…but he placed his hand on my shoulder…
He told me that He knew me…I wanted to believe Him…but I could not remember…

Walking around my room trying to understand…the events that happened during the day…
Thinking to myself…if I really knew Him…why didn’t I recognize Him…
It had been so long…then it finally struck me…that He was my creator…
I had been lost…for so long that I forgot the feeling…astray without a master…
I laid my head down and prayed…asking him to show himself again…
Had it been a dream…that I was walking with my maker…just me and Him that night…

As I went to bed…I closed my eyes and prayed…drifting into a sub conscious state of mind…
He gently spoke to me…told me it wasn’t a dream…
That he was there all along…but I didn’t take time to notice…I wanted another chance to see him…
He touched my face and lifted my chin…looked deep into my eyes…told me that he loved me…
I asked him why he died in my place…he showed me his scars and let me put my fingers there…
He told me that he was thinking of me…when he was on the tree…that night on Calvary…

As I woke up I wanted to go walking…because I just might see him and say there he is…
I had so much to tell him…about the dream that I had…about him walking beside me…
He repeated what he told me in the dream…that he had been there all along…
I realized that He already knew…all that was on my heart…and I wanted to hear him speak…
Standing in the silence of another starry night…I thought I heard a whisper…
There he was…standing next to me…telling me that he loved me…and was with me all along…

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How can a God who is so loving let people treat others with such utter
disrespect
Written because a friend was abused

How can a God who is so caring let people hurt for so long with no signs of life
Sometimes it seems Lord you have fallen asleep, but I know you haven’t hid your eyes
I try to explain the way you work, and I come up short every single time
I want to be a hero and take away the pain, but I know that only you can do that
Only you know why bad things happen to good people, and yet you allow it
Each wound that you allow, may they bring the victim closer to you dear Lord.
I know that Calvary wasn’t just for me and you, but teach me to come to you for justice
The systems of this world are faulty, and each time I pray for you to bring peace
There are so many times when we ignore that God’s in control
You died for everyone, not just the Christians of the world today
Take a battered girl and make her whole again
Hold her in your arms oh Lord
Comfort her in her pain that’s driving her insane
Help her to find peace, help her find joy
It is strange that I don’t know her, but I pray that this would be true
Hold her tight as the world tries to steal her tender heart
I ask for you to bring healing for the wounds that were left
I ask you to shower her with the grace that you had when they spat in your face
A peace that transcends all comprehension, a love that heals each and every wound
Piece her back together and dwell within her heart
I am asking you to bring justice and some how bring your name glory through this tragic time
I don’t understand everything, but I am confident that you do
I am asking for you to rain down your mercy upon her
Reign supreme within her deepest longings
I ask all this in your name Amen.