Refinement

But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like washers’ soap;  he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

-Malachi 3:2-3

Cleanse my soul

Make me whole

Usher me down

Torch my fears

Let me burn

Hold me near

Search my shadows

Know me better

Than I do

Purify my thoughts

Light the dark

Polish my scars

Smooth these edges

Down these walls

Melt my misconceptions

Reduce to ashes

Sift the pain

Let me remain.

LTM 2001