The Road to Black Lake

Today the sun rose black
Over a beautiful town
My heart rose with hope
And fell to the ground

I stepped out into the cold
And wondered which road to take
When I saw a dark figure in the distance
Waving me in the direction of a dark lake

A strong wind fought me
As I began to walk
I didn't want to go
But I couldn't seem to talk

I heard a voice say
Come here son, these waters are warm
I took a breath and started to cry
As the sky doors opened and it began to storm

My feet were bare and covered in dirt
When I reached the edge of the lake
Someone pushed me from behind
And I fell into a cold mistake

Like a robber in the night
Who graciously returns what he takes
I was a man of solid faith
Caught down the road to black lake

The water was so cold I couldn't see
But I felt a hand come to rescue me
It pulled me to dry ground
As I heard the dark figure scream

Arms were around me in a warm embrace
Telling me all was fine
A man dressed in white wiped my tears and said
It's ok son, I am yours and you are mine
It's not good to be alone
Let me lead you home

The man in white said
You were a man of solid faith caught down the road to black lake
But because of me you are free
And second chances never end for those who believe

The storm broke and the sky became alive
I looked up and let out a thankful sigh
Today the sun rose black and my heart fell to the ground
But tonight the sun set bright and my heart spun round

It's black like a nightmare
When faith and darkness fight
But for those who believe in faith
That darkness turns to light

For those who walk by faith
The darkness fades to light...

© 2007 Seth Williams

Someday...

Well folks, I know it's been quite a while since I've written on this thing, but I'm going to try to make an effort here. A lot has been happening lately. Things that have made me stop and wonder about my life. About who I am. About what I want to be. About what God made me for. About where I'm going and if my motives are healthy...am I going where I want to go or to the place, wherever it may be, that will draw me closer to God. That's a huge question that's floating around my mind right now. Tough to tackle.

Matt and I got back a week ago from my parents' cottage. We headed into the Michigan woods, which were absolutely breathtaking (see above), to chase a dream of writing a film script. Yes, a feature length movie. It's called Someday Festival. It's been in the making for a few years now. Ever since Matt and I lived together in LA. So we took a week and pounded out a draft that we feel confident and excited about and have turned it in to Matt's agent's assistant. If he feels it's solid, then he passes it along to his agent in hopes that he can hook us up with a literary agent to help find us someone that believes in our film as much as we do...and then hopefully we can get this bad boy made. It's always been a dream to see this story told on the screen, so I'm not giving up till it makes it one day. We'll see what God wants to do with it. It's truly a beautiful and powerful story and it would be an honor if it could touch someone's heart one day as they sit watching it in a theater.

Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a new Moleskine journal from the bookstore. I'm excited because I'm going to start writing the books of the Bible out as a new way of studying the Word. I've heard it's pretty solid, and knowing the way I learn, it'll probably help me to write the actual words out on paper.

It's about time for bed. I wish the Tribe could have pulled out that World Series this year, but I've got to hand it to the Sox. They are absolutely unstoppable. And the Brownies have a winning record right now...HELLO! And...the Celtics start their season tomorrow! Can't wait to see those boys take the court! They're gonna be solid!

Much love and cups of coffee...
Seth

...oh, and please pick up Griffin House's new album, Flying Upside Down, and This Holiday Life's new album, The Beginning of the End of the World. Both insane! Both brought tears to my eyes...