Divine One
As I enter one more period of time
When much is unknown and the future uncertain
Guide me on my path
Divine One, please
Help me to always seek You
Help me know and understand your guidance
Lend me Your strength as I wander down this strange and unfamiliar road
Divine One
Thank you for your faithful and constant care
And, if I should meet other wanderers during my odyssey
Let me lift my hand and point to you
My ever-present guide and blessed anchor
Please, Divine One, sit with me as I wait
Grant me patience, grant me peace
Help me imagine the best possible outcome
Fill my being with hope; with trust
Please, take away all fear, anxiety, and stress
Bless my mind and let only good thoughts enter in
Bless my heart with kindness and love
That I may share these gifts with others
Grant me strength of mind, body, and spirit
To support myself and my dear ones
In every way
Guide my footsteps and be with me on my path
Bless these hands as they work for You and for all
This I ask of you, Divine One
I thank you for your constant care
I thank you for all those I hold dear
I thank you for this life I live
I thank, Divine One, for everything
Suspended in limbo
Soft, soft whispers of my soul
Saying quietly, ‘hold on, just hold on’
Through darkest night
It keeps telling me, ‘hold on’
“Nothing lasts forever”,
That gentle voice went on,
“Even things you wish could
Whether the day is grim and bitter,
Whether the sun shines warm upon your skin
Just hold on
Whether icy winds feel like talons,
Breaking all your bones
Hold on
Whether your heart feels frozen stiff,
Or is melting like ice cream in July
Hold on
Whether the scent of lilacs waft upon a gentle breeze
Or pine trees bend in terrible tempests
Hold on
Savor the sweetness when it comes
And hold on
Nothing lasts forever
And there is little you can do
But hold on, hold on”
I am in a rut
But I am comfortable here
There is calm in the sameness
Like a caterpillar in a cocoon
I am safe, protected
Walled in from all harm
I many not be living
But existence is so fine
May I stay a little longer,
Wrapped in this cocoon of mine?
Do not sit staring into the darkness overlong
Do not gaze into the abyss so long that you become embittered
Leave it now, take the hand of the Divine One and be led
Through deepest forests where the scent of pine is fresh and cool,
Along white beaches with the sand warm beneath your feet,
Climb to the mountain peaks and gaze in wonder at the earth below you,
Stand on rocky cliffs and allow the majesty of the sea to remind you,
Life is not all turmoil and drudgery; it is not meant to be so bleak and joyless
Do not let these dark days bind you, enslave you, consume you
Do not drown in the toxic waters of hate; of unforgiveness
Come, be filled with a new life of joy and well-being
Rest from your worries and the endless, wearisome, ongoing fight
Be nurtured, for the battle will rage on long after your life is spent
What will you choose today, for you have been given freedom of thought
Honor this life you’ve been given and look up, away from the darkness
Look upon the infant’s face or gaze into the eyes of the old ones, filled with wisdom
Hold the hands of your loved ones and know you have not been abandoned
Take this day and rest from your sorrows and the ongoing battle
Know the Divine One is here at your side to uphold you, to comfort you in your pain
Know you are never, ever alone, even through these dark and painful days,
And take leave of this great abyss to which you’ve been ensnared
Be joyful today and remember who you are, who you have been created to be:
A blessing, a benediction to a suffering world in travail and be, just be
For you are part of the beauty created and recreated today and every day
Be recreated today. Be reborn in love, in peace, in joy, in all that is good.
Come, now, look no further into the abyss. Look up, my dear ones, look up!
Conflicted
Wanting your praise
Even as I reject it
Needing your approval
Even as I strive to do without it
Hating being objectified
Like some ‘thing’ of beauty
And craving affirmation
As I am
Feelings of never being enough
Not good enough
Not smart enough
Not pretty enough
Not thin enough
Not wise enough
Not quick enough
Not enough
And then you left
Without apology
For feeding my insecurities
And I faltered yet again
Threw away everything
that reminded me of you
And it is only now,
Today,
That I came to know
I am enough
Just as I am
And you . . .
You were so wrong
So misguided
So blind
And I pity you
For never seeing
Never recognizing
Never knowing
The truth I hold
In beauty disguised
For on the morrow we shall rise
And know again that life goes on
Despite the actions of the few
That imperil and cause such strife
The questions fade, it matters not
We’ll pick up the pieces and carry on
Never forgetting the price once paid
When ignorance married arrogance,
That set the world on edge,
and filled each and every human heart
with anxiety.
Deepest hurts we’ll tend and heal
With gentle touch and love most real
The stress and worry once endured
Shall tumble down like twigs and sticks
Caught in rushing waters
Anguish and pain, likewise caught,
Shall float away upon the rivers of time
Carried, carried, far away
Until at last we stand again on steady legs,
With bodies strong,
With sturdy minds and hearts aglow,
With clear eyes and ears attuned
To hear the whispers and the roar
Of a world singing triumph songs
Once more
Moon beams dancing upon rooftops
How I wish I could join in
Weary legs, broken feet
Dance only in memories
Moon beams competing with the sun
No way to outshine that heated glory
And I, with worn body feel her pain.
She just doesn’t have it in her
To light the world that way
Moonbeams, does she not yet know
How she feeds our souls
And I, with my youth long spent,
Gaze up into the night skies
Wishing to touch the moon
For her glory, too, is faded
When compared with a sun so bright
So age to youth is seen
A pale shadow of what was once
And yet, and still, there’s a soul dance
Like moon beams on rooftops
And still alive am I
Dancing in my dreams
Divine One grant me strength
To serve with love and compassion
With wisdom beyond my own
Grant me:
Energy when I am weak
Rest when I am weary
Inspiration when I am hopeless
Quenching waters for my thirst
And calm in the midst of storms
Divine One, come,
Fill me when I am empty
Comfort me in my sorrow
Give healing for my soul
Please take my hand and hold it
When I feel so all alone
For when the night is darkest
And when my tasks are done
Let your peace be my pillow
My blanket, trust sublime
And then,
Help me when a new day dawns
To do it all again
Draw strength from this, my child
That though my arms cannot hold you
You are enfolded in my love
My thoughts reach out
To swirl around you
Can you feel my love?
Do not cry my dear one
Do not grieve or mourn
My essence I am sending to you
In the notes of my song
Draw strength from me, my dear one
For I have lived and loved so long
Let my words caress your heart
And know, that together or apart
We cannot be divided
We have been one from the very start
Nothing can come between us
And though I too yearn for you
I know this storm shall pass
It will not last forever
Soon we shall all be home
So, take comfort in my message
Be brave, dearest one, be strong
And before we know it
We will be back where we belong
