i heard
i listened
i turned to my way
a hardness
a vow
a promise to myself
i left
i forgot
i tried my best to
but home is a funny word
always tugging at your heart
playing games with your mind
i resisted
i ignored
i didn't answer when called
a sadness
a hurt
a place where ache burned
yet forgiveness came
always reminding me of the cost
playing truth from the cross
i cried
i wept
i let bitterness melt away
a life
a love
a promise from God
Angel Barreto
to be called by your name
personal
individual
to be called by your name
by God Himself
to be invited
to be wanted
to be desired
to be chosen
by the Father
God is a personal God
knowing you by name
knowing you by intent
knowing you before you were born
when God says I want you
when God says I choose you
do you listen
do you ignore
do you believe He has chosen you
to be His son
to be His daughter
to be His minister of reconciliation
called by name
called for a purpose
called for His glory
do you ignore Him
do you value His call
do you pretend He is not there
to be invited
to be reconciled
to be chosen
will you receive Him
will you answer His knock
will you live in His deliverance
will you live in His calling
will you live in His grace
will you believe in His love
for He has called you by name
Angel Barreto
i asked You to show up God
i prayed for Your presence
all along was it me who needed
to come abandoned
to come unadorned
just me just You
just me just my heart
just me just alone
You and me Lord
just You and me
i asked for Your power to be known
i prayed for Your mercy and grace
all along i just needed to believe
You are already there
You are already providing
You are already present
in my life
just me just You
just me dwelling in Your word
just me being still
just me knowing You are God
just You just me Lord
just me just my heart
Angel Barreto
