As For Me...

"But as for me, it is good to be near God.

I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;

I will tell of all your deeds." Psalm 73:28

I much to say but little to speak on...I have much to share but little to give...

I sit in silence and ruminate, I sit in quiet contemplation and hold peace close and love even closer...

There is much to be done, much to move into and yet...it is within these interludes I find solace, I find truth...it is within these moments I survey and come to knowledge of a slowing down, an innate understanding that pushing, prodding, pursuing and production are but human traits meant to bring purpose and intent to our finite lives...

I sit back in comfort whether rich or poor...I sit in thought and deed whether in abundance or need...I live and breathe and have my being because of a Creator who breathed life into these dying bones...

Oh my friends...how God has given grace and mercy in waves of love and compassion...

I sit in gratitude and thankfulness for being led from Egypt, from a land of oppression and heartache, violence and psychotic behaviours to a land of plenty, to a land free from coercion and contempt, evil and disgraceful intent.

My heart cries out with joy for HIs protection and all-knowing guiding Hand...it is with a tiny bit of shock that I relate my place under a mammoth tree, huddling in terror in minus temperatures, protected by boughs as large as the arms of a giant...full of old mans beard, trailing over shoulders and back...

That tree represented life, represented God's hand of protection as I heard the truck engine of the beast racing up and down the road searching, seeking to end life as I knew it...as I whispered words to a kind voice on the other end, 'I am not ready to die, my children need me...'

You see dear treasures, there is life waiting on the other side of fear...there is joy waiting on the other side of terror...those first steps, that first run out the door with the demons of hell trailing after you is the beginning of the end for the monster, the abuser...they fear exposure, they fear knowledge of their demented deeds behind closed doors.

There IS hope and it DOES spring eternal...no matter the situation, no matter the horror of your circumstances, hope resides, waiting always for your turn in that direction...

God is the Waymaker...He is promise keeper...He will make a way dear hearts, always...

You are loved, ridiculously, as my forever friend tells me...forever loved, forever sought after by a Father who will eternally stand waiting for your decision to live, truly live...

Go today and each day forward in knowledge of your worth...created for such a purpose as this...to live in joy, in peace, in loving kindness and compassion...worthy....always.

May God bless you with the heart of a lion, with the strength of a seasoned warrior, with the wisdom of King Solomon and clarity of thought and deed...

You are loved dear friends...loved without measure....