Ache

There is the sign of it, earth has its mar

There's no denying it: sin's left a scar

There is a heaviness in hearts aware

The dark's not your eyelids. It's really there.

But since we are founded far deeper than life

We don't simply hold on, but see through the strife

There is the heart of it, deep in the earth

Just where we looked for it: beauty and mirth

God is the source of it--beauty so true

Thankful for all of it; much that we knew

Now as we look at it, loveliness aches

Glimpses of Him in it, homesickness takes

This kind of heaviness I can endure

Head on His sturdiness, I am secure

Heaven is home for me, longing is good

Trust that He'll take me there just when He should

Head on my knees tonight, heart resting deep

Sorrow and loveliness both make me weep

Arms clasp around His truth; aching is best.

It makes me fall on Him, then I will rest

Knees on the fragrant earth, eyes on the sky

This is the land that we use till we die

Look for the mirrors of  heaven above

Ache for Him, rest in Him, Savior of love.

written by myself, Olivia, in the spring of 2011