Into the Darkness

I look back over my shoulder and feel as though I am walking into the darkness.

I rely on all those old sayings I have heard over the years. The one that comes to mind is, "Feelings are feelings, feelings aren't facts."

And EVEN THOUGH (just for you, Bebe, haha) I feel like I am going to a dark place, it doesn't necessarily make it so. I am a person with choices. And those choices are the power I can draw on when the darkness seems to be closing in.

Oh, I can let it happen all right! But it doesn't mean I HAVE to, thanks to one-liners and supportive people in my life.

Once again, God, Thanks for listening. I am blessed.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Hello, God. It's just me again.

I've been told that if I feel lonely or distant from you that I should examine exactly who moved. It usually isn't you. OK, in fact, it never is.

I love those times when I am 'in the zone,' Your zone. Or when I know I am connected. And I wonder why it is that I am not a lot of times. And then at the times when I am not close to you, why it is that I cannot see the distance.

Then... when I finally make it back to You, I can't remember the path I took so that the next time I can travel it again. All this back and forth stuff sure is confusing and baffling. Why can't I just stay in Your Light? Why is it so difficult?

Such is the life of a human being, huh? Back and forth, yin and yang, push and pull. And yet, at the end of every struggle, there You are... waiting, my personal Light at the End of the Tunnel. How awesome is that?

Thank You for listening once again. You must have the most tired ears of the Universe.

Angels' Gate

This is it, God! This is how I imagine Angels' Gate. Not on some lofty cloud somewhere, but grounded in a lush forest with life all around it. And from a distance, Your Light shines in to provide warmth and comfort.

I look forward to the day I can see it with my own eyes. Not a scary or foreboding place, rather a place of solace, joy and fellowship.

And if the entrance is so grand, how exquisite the interior must be! I can almost hear them singing from here.

How Great Thou Art!