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by PAM
Yep, I know, I've been away from here for far too long. I've strayed too far from Creativeville. I've gone deep into that "exciting maze" that is the Work forest... feasted my eyes on the breathtaking "vision landscape" a tad too much, viewing from a "boulder" on Mount Admin after an energy zapping, soul-draining uphill climb... and swam blissfully in the refreshing cool waters of Transformation River. It's an on-going journey that requires full attention and commitment, effectively making this little spot to become a sparkling blur from a distance. My mind has been overloaded with concerns - warranted and otherwise - that I've not been dreaming of this spot either for a while now... a long while now, actually. And my soul is beginning to ache.
The journey took a turn to the "unfriendly desert" as of late... and the heat is on! The 'heat' hurts, offending all senses. It cuts deep through the skin, piercing the heart with the daggers of ill intentions. The
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| Finding beauty amid the monotony of difficulties. |
And so, I crawled blindly through the swirl of the sand; reached longingly for my "oasis"; feeling my way, guided by a pierced but knowing heart; strengthened by the knowledge that my heart, while pierced, is not misplaced and not reduced to a tiny nut of anger and unhappiness... therefore, here I am. Therefore, I sip the healing water that springs from the bosom of the One who can drown the swirling sand, silence the hissing wind, and blow the pain gently with a new breath of life.
Ah... so, like the worm that pushes its way to a narrow opening of its cocoon in order to shed the weight of ugliness to float to a thing of beauty on a lightweight a-flapping wings, one needs to experience pain, too - for fortification; in order to be more awed by the beauty of faith, the beauty of making one's heart beat fast with a new life breathed gently through the fine filter of The Word; earning the gift of lying peacefully in His bosom, savoring the purest love that only He can give.
Therefore, I lie here, in the calming embrace of hope and love... therefore, I rest here, surrounded by the healing fragrance of peace ... therefore, I experience this breathtaking beauty... and I feel absolutely blessed.
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