Let me delight

Written March 17, 2023, inspired by Psalm 51

​Create in me a clean heart
            Wipe away the pain that lingers
            Free me from old wounds
            Let joy emerge unencumbered
            And let me delight in life
Uphold my spirit that longs for you
            When I despair, remind me of our covenant
            Steadfast love
            There is nothing else you desire
            Nothing more I need
Speak your promise of hesed through me
            Words spoken and written
            With my voice, my pen, my very life
            Outrageous, irrational hope
            Declaring your love that claims and redeems