Thursday, December 17, 2009

My dearest God,

Several weeks ago I felt a great spiritual explosion, a collision of prayers scattering light in every direction. If I were to paint the picture, it would be of a dark night sky and the sudden appearance of tiny white lights coming from all directions to one central location. The next picture would be the gathering of all the light together in the great darkness. The last image would be the scattering of more light in every direction. The coming of the light in the darkness, the brilliance of that light together and the incredible movement of light outward; all these speak to me of your light shining in prayer through others building more light in creation's darkness.

I saw it coming. I witnessed it in my mind. I knew some of the names of those who were praying. I gazed upon the loveliness of so many prayers in the form of tiny rays of light. I observed the great ball of light as it brought hope, love, peace, and quiet joy. I was overwhelmed in humility at the love expressed; bowled over by the power of individual prayers drawn together by what seemed to be one great magnet, you, O Lord, Master of the Universe.

How wondrous
is the activity
of your Spirit
at work,
Almighty God!
How spectacular
is love expressed
through your light.
How beautiful
it is
that we
are able
to carry
beams of
your light
into the darkness
to inspire,
to challenge,
to love,
to enrich
creation's deepest darkness.

In deep gratitude, Andrea