A Prayer for Today.

Jesus today I ask that I would know you deeper.
That I would listen to your voice, not the lies.
That you would come into my brokeness and bring your true healing.
That you would be the one that leads me on this journey and the one to bring me safely home again.

Today I ask thay your love would so fill me that it pours out of me and into those I meet today.
That I stand firm with you as my foundation and offer that strength to others.

Jesus today I ask that you would give to me all that you have for me and that all you have for me would be all that I want.

Jesus Thank you for your love, your healing and your grace!
Amen

Healing

This world can be a brutal place and no one gets through this life without taking some hits and wounds. Some of our wounds go back to when we were children others are fresh and still bleeding. No matter when we were wounded the fact remains that we must be healed if we are to ever be whole and healthy. My journey over the last year has been one that has brought me to the fact that there was a place in my heart that needed healing. It was a place that had kept me in bondage to fear, doubt, anger and depression. This past week I attended a conference hosted by John Elderidge based on his book Wild at Heart. It was at this conference that God brought me to a place of deep healing. My hope and prayer for you is that you will take your brokenness to God. To let Him take you into your pain and offer you his true healing. The truth is only God can bring the type of healing we need. No person, event or object will ever make us whole, only the love of Jesus can bring us to the place where our broken hearts can be made whole. I wrote this poem in response to that healing.

The Dawning

Long and Dark had seemed the night
The sorrows and the pain held tight
My heart was broken, wounded through
Shattered pieces nothing whole

But in the midst of darkness
A light begins to shine
shining ever brighter
Pushing back the night

The radiant glow of dawning light
Suddenly surrounds me
Where all was dark
I feel your light
The light of life it holds me

As I sit there weeping
The pain and sorrow flow
Your loving arms embrace me
In Your healing I will be whole

My shattered heart you hold it
Hold it gently in your hand
The pieces brought together
Alive and whole I am

(c)Tom Allen 2006

I'm still here

It's been a little while since I have posted but I am still here. This past year has been a journey that has been filled with a lot of questions and few answers until now. As I have shared my heart here I hope it has helped each of you as you walk, run or fly through this thing called life. In the coming days I hope to put into words what I am learning as I walk the road. As January comes to an end I wait with a whole heart and great hope to see what God has planned for me in 2006. God Bless you all.
Tom