Author: Lydia Royce

  • Love Detuned

    Love Detuned

    Have you heard Dissonance Jarring of notes Discord of strings When you listen to Christ’s love expressed As Dos and don’ts,

  • What Can I Offer?

    What Can I Offer?

    What can I offer ? What are my 2 fish And 5 loaves of bread ? I offer A little love A little trust A small faith

  • Lord, Have Mercy

    Lord, Have Mercy

    You are not a man I am not a woman, Rohit Vemula was not a dalit, Nor are we human beings He did not die

  • Me

    Me

    I am becoming me Like a tree is a tree. And in becoming me I am giving Him glory. He has a name for me

  • All I Need

    All I Need

    A life of total abandon Not faltering Not wavering Under the weight of the world’s cares A life In the presence of eternity

  • Questions

    Questions

    A dear friend once said, “Unless you have wrestled With your own questions, You will not be able to sit with others and their questions.”

  • I Lament

    I Lament

    On this Resurrection Day I lament. I lament The apathy in our hearts towards the pain Of others.

  • I Need a Dream

    I Need a Dream

    On this Resurrection Day I lament. I lament The apathy in our hearts towards the pain Of others.

  • Prayer

    Prayer

    Shine your light, Lord In my darkness So  what I see will be Your light And not My darkness In me.

  • Held

    Held

    Feeling empty Nothing to cling to No thought , no dreams, no desire Yet I know That you hold My soul In the palms of your hand