I run toward the sun
press hope to my soul
will feet forward
rough and dusty road
Look over my back
pursuit darkness’ aim
a claim upon my life
forward, aghast they gain
I run toward the son
press hope to my soul
will feet forward
rough and dusty road
*
life is in the balance
in my shoe a stone
press on a little longer
closer now, I’m home
David a shepherd, a psalmist, a king understood the running from and running toward “something.”
David was always running toward God in faith and running from enemies, his own king, his son, his guilt…
What are you running from? what are you running toward?
Are you longing for a peaceful green pasture to lay down on today?
Are the talons of fear and darkness digging into all hope, all resolve?
Call out to Jesus you who are weak, afraid, burdened.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Mathew 11:28
penned in moon dust 
This is wisdom. We are all running hoping to complete the race faithfully and successful
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Beautifully evoked…
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Thanks for sharing… I really like it..
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News and commented:
I run toward the sun
press hope to my soul
will feet forward
rough and dusty road
Look over my back
pursuit darkness’ aim
a claim upon my life
forward, aghast they gain
I run toward the son
press hope to my soul
will feet forward
rough and dusty road
*
life is in the balance
in my shoe a stone
press on a little longer
closer now, I’m home
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Indeed of verse of hope and faith.
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Beautifully written, Leslie. Really like this line, ‘press hope to my soul’. I think that is what a lot of us do, deep down we hope for a better day and better tomorrow. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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