demolition

if the house

i have been building

all these years

is mine and not yours

it will come to nothing

it must be demolished

it must be torn down

brick by brick

so that your house

might take its place

demolition is

a significant part

of union with you

for it changes the

substance and direction

of our lives

it stops the climbing

and starts the descent

it tears down strongholds

and rewires thinking

it changes old patterns

and kills old habits

in your wisdom

and by your grace

demolition is always

about transformation

which is your greatest

desire for us