Monday, January 20, 2014

Dear God,

This morning I stood over by the window and looked out upon the waning gibbous moon and the light shadows of the wintry landscape.  I breathed in a breath of peace because the quiet brought me a deep awareness of your spirit.  When I view scenes from the lens of heaven, everything takes on new hues.

How glorious life can be when viewed from eternity's eye.  How sad to think about life without it.  Oh, I am sure we can live happy lives without a sense of your spirit.  But I am not looking for a happy life!  I want a life of meaning and purpose.  I want to make a mark where I leave more joy than sadness, more peace than fear, more insight than ignorance, more faith than emptiness, more beauty than ugliness, more love than hatred, and more grace than judgement.  I want to contribute rather than take away.

The beauty of your pervasive spirit inspires me.  It lifts me up causing me to soar.  Sometimes I repeat myself again and again when I talk about inspiration.  When I am full up after a very meaningful worship experience, I feel compelled to give praise to it.  Although it is joyous for me to do so, I am sure I sometimes annoy those around me because I am excited, moved, touched, and inspired.  I feel overwhelmed by such love that constantly speaks in sacred waves.

Thank you,
Wondrous and Mighty God,
for the
amazing view
from faith.
Thank you
for scenes
that compel us
to look again,
to see deeper,
and to enjoy
that which begs
to become visible
to us.

Love, Andrea