Thursday, January 24, 2013

Dear God,

I finally reached my destination, Transformation Spirituality Center at the Congregation of St. Joseph.  As I stood just inside the building waiting for the director, I looked down a long, long hallway and noticed the open entrance to the chapel.  So I began walking toward it.  The closer I moved toward to the door, the more I wanted to break into a run, to step inside, to kneel and pray, to stand and sing, even to dance in humble thanksgiving.

What beauty awaited me as I quietly made my way inside your sacred chamber.  The windows and statues, the altar and the candles, the silence and the sound of angels singing.  I wanted to linger, to stay, to listen but I was here for a tour before I return tomorrow to lead a retreat.  I felt at home.

Your home
is better
than any home
anywhere.
When I
am home,
my soul
drinks from
your well
of living water.
My thirst
is quenched.
My spirit
is calmed.
My joy
is made full.
Thank you,
Giving God.

Love, Andrea