Switching things up & a new poem

Hello!

I want to apologize first, before I write anything else, because I've decided to switch up the content of my posts here. I had been intending to use this to keep track of day to day events, keeping people up to date with my journey to Japan. I'm sorry that I haven't been doing so well with that. However, I've found that I really don't enjoy writing about the nitty-gritty of what I do—it doesn't seem very significant to me. I will probably post some things about the day to day from time to time, however, it will be less often than I had planned at first and much less than what some of you may have expected.

So, I have decided to just write what I want. This will include more poetry, thoughts about God, and, in general, more creative writing. I think this will be better in two ways:

1) I enjoy it more, so I will probably post more

2) Though you won't get as many details about my trip, you may read more about what God has been teaching me/what I've been thinking, and so learn quite a bit about what I am experiencing anyways.

To start it off, here's a poem that I wrote a while back. One of the great things of being on missions with Cru is that they allow for us to take one day each month to spend all day with the Lord. I spent 5 hours of that day last month walking along a river close to our apartment, listening to worship music. When I made it back home, I wrote this poem, out of pure thankfulness in God, and all that He has done in my life. I hope you read it and can say that you can identify with the joy in the poem!

In Wonder

This feeling welling up within me
Is it real or simply momentary
When my heart twists up inside
I can’t stand it, I can’t take it
But let me stand here in wonder
Let me drift away this time

You are the one I need
You are the one who frees
Me from all of me
To let me believe

It is finished
You won life for me
It is written
Victory guaranteed
Hallelujah
May I always sing

In complete adoration I stand
Amazed by the strength in your hand
Then you sweep my off my feet
I can’t stand it, I can’t take it
But let me stand here in wonder
As forever washes over me

You are all I need
You are the one who frees
Me from all of me
To let me believe

It is finished
You won life for me
It is written
Victory Guaranteed
Hallelujah
May I always sing

You have done this
You have made this true
You have done this
You have made me new
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
May I always sing