Saturday, April 29, 2023

Dear God,

Periodically I return to listen to Susan Boyle's audition for Britain's Got Talent.  When she sang I Dreamed a Dream, I cried.  I thought of her own dream coming true.  I thought of an ordinary person finding her way to extraordinary.  I thought of the stereotypic ways of thinking being shattered.  I thought of love rising in the air.  I thought of beauty being revealed.

I weep because transformation often brings tears.  When we open ourselves to courage, strength and hope from on high, anything is possible.  When we watch glory unfold, we are wowed such that our tears spill forth and run down.  We discover joy within ourselves even when we see others transformed.  Deep down we want that same amazing state of being.  When we reflect upon it, we realize it comes from you.

Gracious God,

thank you

for Susan Boyle. 

Thank you

for her message

in song.

Thank you

for faith

that disrupts

our usual way

of being.

Forever yours, Andrea