Overnight again, strange hotel room, the lights are out.
I lay resting, then suddenly, darkness snuggles me to sleep,
2:00 am CST disturbed, I stumble in the dark, looking for water,
I should turn the lights on, but enjoy the darkness and wonder of where I am.
There I AM, stumbling, trusting and relying in a small way, that I will find what I seek.
“Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
Gospel of Matthew
A word once uttered is hard to take back,
because others have already swallowed it,
whether it tastes good or not,
whether it hurts feelings,
whether it causes joy or increases love.
So today, speak after your thoughts have been purified by God.
“What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;
what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.”
Gospel of Matthew
Staring into the blackness, thoughts extinguish themselves,
as embers to charcoal, invisible in the dark.
A soul prays the prayer of no words, pleading for signs,
throwing out daily turbulence.
Out of the darkness, shapes emerge,
first unrecognizable, then taking form.
Distractions, sins, temptations, possessions, desires, things of no import, golden calves,
all gathered up and gently carried to His door.
Returned goods welcomed with forgiveness and love,
and more journeys are made, back into dazzling darkness,
Searching for it which must be returned, each trip a little lighter,
in order to drink from the Chalice of peace and love again;
And to rest In Him.
Copyright 2013 Michael J. Cunningham
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