The wounds are deep that trouble me
At times seem more than I can bear
The broken pieces of my past
Still haunt & tempt me to despair!
Why did the Light that marked my path
So quickly change to gripping fears?
Why does God's peace that gave me rest
Now fill my eyes with blinding tears?
The trap that caught me by surprise
Had blinded my own reasoning
And helplessly I tried in vain
Yet guilt kept me on sinning.
But then I took the Warrior's Sword
And in the Power of Jesus' Name
I stood upon the Rock of Faith
As Satan slithered out in shame!
So now I stand in Christ alone
His blood has freed me from all sin
The Victor's banner from the Cross
Waves high in praise to Christ my King!
B. Pent
Loneliness met me this morning
Depression then knocked at the door
Pressures of life soon had bound me
Leaving me helpless once more.
Life has its fears and deep sorrow
No one escapes from its grip
Everyone carries some burden
Thinking they'll fall in a pit.
Your not alone in this battle
Scripture reminds us each day
Trials and troubles surround us
Only what's left is to pray.
So in the face of each trial
Give God the burden you bear
He knows each rut in the pathway
Cast on the Lord all your care.
B. Pent
Loneliness met me this morning
Depression then knocked at the door
Pressures of life soon had bound me
Leaving me helpless once more.
Life has its fears and deep sorrow
No one escapes from its grip
Everyone carries some burden
Thinking they'll fall in a pit.
You're not alone in this battle
History reminds us each day
Trials and troubles surround us
Only what's left is to pray.
So in the face of each trial
Give God the burden you bear
He knows each rut in the pathway
Cast on the Lord all your care.
--B. Pent
How lonely the valley where sorrows reside
Where emptiness lingers with darkness inside
The light that once shone from the heaven's above
Is nothing but shadows once flowing with love.
Where is the joy that would brighten each day
Who is the thief that has painted life gray?
Silence and sadness have torn it apart
No one can fathom the grief in my heart!
Distractions in time are so often a pain
Vacations and parties seem also in vain
The promise is given and vict'ry is won
When faith reaches up to the God three in One.
Jesus has borne all our grief and its loss
There is no chasm His love cannot cross
Take up His yoke that is easy to bare
Resting in Him will remove all your care.
B. Pent
I wander through my life alone
I try to figure who I am
My head is spinning out in space
As demons dance before my face.
I take my gun to play roulette
The bullets lie inside their case
A lingering thought darts through my brain
“One little shell and no more pain!”
The darkened mysteries of my past
My family’s thought to shred my birth
A mom and dad who did not care
And foster homes I could not bare.
If drugs and sex could satisfy
There would be reason to go on
But broken dreams and night time bars
Are little comfort for these scars.
And then one night when I was high
While troubled spirits passed my way
My mind began to float in space
That mantra prayers could not erase.
So this is not the end, I mused?
While floating back into my mind,
Then guilt and fear tore me apart
As I poured out my broken heart.
I read the Letter God wrote down
That Jesus came to set me free
With love I never felt before...
A love-filled home and so much more!
So on my knees I raised my voice
Inviting Christ to be my choice
For that is why the Savior came
To set us free from sin and shame.
--B. Pent
