My Father and God I
My Father and God, I am scared
I feel extremely downcast in my soul
I have not dwelt on it in my mind
The result of the Society investigations
Yet I know, even if I have not read it
Its presence bites me like venom
Its reception brought my joy down
And I can only look to You, my peace
You have been my defence, in bad times
My joy, in good and awesome times
You will not abandon me, nor forsake me
You will be with me, and lift me up
And again, I will write poetry of joy
And remember all the good You do
And no matter what, grace my innocence.
I trust in Your mercy; I believe in You!
My Father and God II
Oh, my Father, my dearest One, my God
The morning stands clear as purest gold
I see the garden, in well and clean sanitary
I think of only thing: to be in Your sanctuary
Indeed, I was like one burdened with stones
Strong, unbroken rocks broke all my bones
I agonized in my privacy, I cried silent tears
And, the reality was, I lived in terrible fears
Reason was the weapon against my joy
And in daily motions, I moved like a boy
But You’ve defended me with Your grace
And resettle my joy into Your safest place
The Society found me not guilty and skilled
Though it was You who all accusations killed
Therefore, all the glory is but Yours alone
And victory I return to You to have and own.
My Father and God III
Many people are talking about me in their privacy
They say, “Charles Mwewa no longer ministers,”
And that for Your Word, I do no more advocacy
But You Lord know about all of Satan’s sinisters
You are also acquainted with my inner thoughts
You have searched my heart and You are true
You’ve been with me and defended me from torts
Without You, the storms would bury me through
I have known You better, and my faith is strong
If You hadn’t brought me to this wilderness of tests
I wouldn’t have known You; I’d have been all wrong
But now I see who You are, I’m for Your interests
You, dear Lord, will not allow my foes to succeed,
More than I imagined, my abundance shall exceed.
My Father and God IV
When You say that ask only for your daily bread
And I admit I have heard, listened and also heard;
It means just what You mean, O dearest my God.
For day after day to Your promises I tightly hold
And not only Your mercy but Your providence I see
For You have never let a month go without Your glee
You have sustained the little children with food
And when they ask for more, You provide all good
I will proclaim Your steadfast love in the morning
And declare Your goodness when it is downing
For who but You is perpetually good to me and mine
And You are always present to make everything fine
The LORD, who keeps His everlasting promises
And confirms truth without a slight pint of blemishes
To You alone be all the praise, and all the power
Now and forever without end, hour upon hour,
Amen!
My Father and God V
Indeed, the Lord is good always, all the time, forever
When things seem awful and unexplainably unclever
I learned to keep silent; I did not want to understand
I rested in Your wisdom; Your word will always stand
The means of livelihood was cut in half due to accident
The ways of transportation reduced by the same incident
A job-offer, guaranteed and promising, just vanished
Despite many interviews, my wife’s chances tarnished
I would have lost heart and even blamed the Holy One
But I knew that salvation belongs to You, You alone,
I remained in prayer, and I encouraged all in my home
And in spite of setbacks, we held on to You, our balm
For in mysterious ways You show Yourself very strong
You have done what is a miracle, glory to You belong
For a technology manager she will gladly become soon
The gloom will turn to joy, and lack will become boon
This, dear Lord, You have already done, and it is well
For, forever Your praise we shall live to sing and tell,
Amen!
My Father and God VI
Lord, I have been threatened, to be claimed and reported
The Lee Law has raised its foot in order to get me demoted
But You are the shield around me, the hope that defends me
Their machinations though hatched in shame, You see
And all their plot to bring blame and bleakness You undid
For I know this because Your eternal peace giving You did
They will withdraw their threats and will apologize fully
No claims against Your child will be raised partly or wholly
For You Lord has gone before me and silenced my accusers
That even before they make a report, they are but losers
You shall also turn this threat into opportunities for victory
And make all their desires die, all their calculations history
You will grant all laughter and infuse abundant happiness
Oh, You are God, slow to anger, You abound in goodness
Your mercies I seek early each morning, and I wait for You
At noon, You grant me abundant, unspeakable peace, too
You have never left me nor forsaken me, not then, nor now
And Your honor I will continue to hallow and also to wow,
Amen!
My Father and God VII
Why are you troubled within me, O my soul?
Why are you spent up and worried inside?
Trust, I say, trust in the Lord, the merciful
For He shall reward you with favor and safety
The LORD, mighty in battle, victor in war,
He is the conqueror and the capable One.
The floods of threats will be stopped
And the whirlwind of confusion will end
For the Lord’s name is your strength and glory
And from the rising of the sun, to its setting,
You will be in His presence, in worth refuge.
There is hope for those who in Him believe
Those, who put their trust in His memories
For He shall deliver them from the poacher
He has delivered you from the encroacher
How you are quietened within me, O my soul
Praise God, He has filled up your gaping hole!
Charles Mwewa
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