Reflections
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Home – Poem
Saying goodbye to people and places Each farewell, a surreal reality Where the sorrow of parting Ebbs and flows like the tide My life once rooted in the ground of predictability Now races along the road of mutability Catching me breathless At each bump, each bend, each turn Desperate, I reach for Him Then, a well of joy, peace, and faith Springs up within As He assures me, this is His Way Bumps, bends, and turns Sorrows, losses, and tears Yet also His Promise of Unbreakable love Everlasting covenant Never-ending life And in that moment, I know He is my Home
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Rest and Wonder
It was a tranquil scene: small waves rippled along the shoreline, fishing boats drifted across the sea, birds glided in the wind. That morning I’d left the chaos of the school traffic, the noisy market, and the cars zipping to work, and walked over to a quiet beach in my town, with no other agenda but to walk, think and pray. As I looked at the open blue sky, the waning moon, and the contrails of the airplanes, my senses settled and I thanked God. Behind me was the town – messy, dirty and busy – before me was the sparkling blue Tyrrhenian Sea. And all I’d had to do…
