Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Dearest God,

While I wrote my letter to you a single faded yellow leaf fell from the pin oak tree outside my window. It's early for falling leaves. I wonder what caused it to die and let go.

I am somewhat familiar with the life cycle of a tree. I'm less able to fully understand the human life cycle. Yes, I know about conception, birth, and death. It's what's in between that I have difficulty understanding.

Like the tree I know we must connect ourselves to the sources of life. Without the link, we too wither and die. But what are all the sources of life? Is faith one of those? Courage? Love? Are all these necessary in order to truly live?

For myself faith is the key bond to life. It seems everything I think, do, and experience circles back to faith in one way or another. Is there more? Am I missing something? Can I live better or more fruitfully by aligning myself to something else?

More than anything I do not want to prematurely die on the vine! I want to live my days exactly as you want me to. I want to fulfill your design for my life, make my contribution to the world, and spread love where I can. Where do I stand on all these, Lord?

Guide me
to pools
of living water,
Source of All Life.
Every day
show me
the way
to your
great plan.
Illumine the path
so that
I will
be enlightened
and persuaded
to do
your will.
When it
is time
to die
along life's path,
let me
with grace,
surrender myself
into your
eternal care,
I pray.

Love, Andrea