Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Dearest God,

I sat in the throne room where the angels cried, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lamb of God." We paid homage to your Son whose life in us was being revealed. We had come together to celebrate an event, a milestone of faith, of love, of discipline. Yet, it came to pass that we were praising the God of the Cosmos. We sat at your feet, Most Loved One, and we opened our mouth with praise.

The things that happen in our lives are not random, a careless act of atoms coming together. We witness daily the coming together of faith, two people, an event, an insight, a revelation. Hope that wells up within our hearts causes us to acknowledge the beauty of the God of our faith. You sit at the center of our humanity and we gather 'round to pay honor, to give glory, to offer you our love.

We shared one after the other the gifts we've been given. We lifted up your name. Words of hope, a saved life, blessing upon blessing, the universality of experience, the light shining in a dark corner, transformation. These were the blessings of faith that we heaped upon you, Lover of All Life.

What can one say who sits in the throne room, witnessing love poured out on the Beloved? What can one human say to the God who makes all this happen, even our desire to praise? What can one do but bow down realizing at once the touching of the human with the divine? The utterances that come from our mouth erupt from the deepest part of our souls. And these words forming on our lips are meant for One and only One.

The silent beauty of sound stirring from our souls, of devotion coming to life is none other than praise for our Creator. We could hear the resounding sounds of praise filling the space of the House of Blessing. Our hearts became full, our souls rejuvenated, allowing the praise to erupt to empty the space in our hearts and souls for the work of the continuing Spirit in our lives. This live activity is the work of faith, our faith in you.

Such softness of Spirit, such wondrous love building up, spilling over onto each one, we knew your Presence and our ability to reach out and touch you. Glorious, this celebration of You, did you know that is why we gathered? Did you know the ceremony of breaking bread, of lifting the cup, of prayer as one body was for you? Did you know the words forming in our hearts was for you? Did you know the song was for you? Did you know the love was for you? All for you.

God in flesh
walking the world,
did you know
we gathered
for you?
Did you know
the praise
erupting
in our hearts
was for you?
Did you know
our recognition
of Spirit
was for you?
Did you know
the joy
that bubbled up
was for you?
Did you know,
Lord of the Creation,
it was all
for you?
Praise, joy, hope,
testimony, faith,
love, peace, transparency,
it was all
for you.

Love, Andrea