Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Dear God,

This morning was an especially hard morning. I had difficulties pulling together a meditation for a memorial service, not that I didn't have enough material. I had that. I just had a hard time. Then a series of things happened. I broke a jar of peach butter on the church parking lot. I forgot to take my medicine. A couple of other incidents occurred in a short time. By the time of the service I felt anxious, sad, undone and troubled. I walked into the lounge to take a few deep breaths of the spirit and that is when it happened. I looked down on a table and found a copy of last Sunday's bulletin. The inside was the service but on the outside there was no cover just a blank page where a child had colored a picture. How could that be? We use special bulletins this time of year. There would be no bulletin without a cover. And even if there were, they would be in the office. But not so. A child had colored the front with a cross and a star and written the words Peace on Earth. I looked at it and looked at it. The message was for me. Peace on earth.

Peace on earth, I needed peace on earth, peace in my heart and spirit, peace in other places. I needed to do a service providing peace for those who were troubled, including myself. I needed to believe that peace was possible even for me. I folded the bulletin and placed it in my pocket. Peace on earth was in my pocket I told myself. Peace on earth.

Thank you
for the child
who colored
my picture,
the child
who wrote
the words
peace on earth.
Thank you
for the angel
who ministered
to me.
Thank you
for the peace.

Love always, Andrea