A Tale of Two Trees: Emily Verdoorn, "Rain"by Matthew Clark | One Thousand Words

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Emily Verdoorn is a mixed-media artist from Des Moines, Iowa. For as long as she can remember, Emily has loved drawing and making things. What was unselfconscious play as a child grew into a way of paying attention: to more deeply press into the life of the world around her, to grow in affection, to be awake to the world charged with the presence of Christ. After receiving her BFA at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, Emily spent some time participating in various intentional communities and ministries such as L’Abri, Brazos Fellows, and Summit Ministries which have also informed her work. You can find Emily’s work and process online at emilyverdoornstudio.com and on instagram @emilyverdoornstudio.

You Belong

by Matthew Clark

Wait, wait, before you give up

Breath, breath remember what’s true

When feel like you’re a stranger

And you can’t find a friend

CHORUS

You belong to someone who loves you

You belong to someone who loves you

You belong, you belong

You were made to belong… to someone who loves you

Somedays the clouds will not part

Most days there’s a fog on your heart

But you’ve been around enough

To know the daylight will come

BRIDGE

Someone who’s written your name of his hands

Someone who laid down his life

Someone who waited with tears in his eyes

And kept watch down the road for his runaway child

I know with the world like it is

Hope tends to slip through your fists

But the truth is the truth

Though the whole world tell lies

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