IN SILENCE

In silence I hear the choir singing
The song of ages. I've learned to listen
As silence mends my soul like
The very Hand of my Savior.
Silence ushers me to the
Guarded tomb where soldiers
Knew that the crucified One lived--
That the grave could not keep
Him down.
In my quiet time I am healed from
A past where my burden was
Unbearable. In silence I hear "My
Yoke is easy and My burden is light."
(Matt. 11:28-30).
In silence I look into the eyes of
Love and I know that love is not
About the object of my affection
But...the silence has taught me that
Love is about embracing the secrets
Of Eternity as I am changing to give
What I could not give on my own.
Love is not self-seeking but
Rejoicing in another's healing, another's
Blessings, and their ability to feel loved.
In silence I've changed. In silence
I've touched the Hand of love--the
Hand that has changed me, healed me,
And raised me.
In silence...I love. Coming out from the silence,

From that quiet time

Where I meditate and ponder
My reason for living, for being, and for the very
Breath I've been given when I once was
Caught in a downward spiral that
Nearly took my life,
I give you my love.

Nuggets of Wisdom

If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

(unknown author)

A Dreamy Agenda

If I could just dance my life away
And wake each morn to a Springtime day;
If I could just dream as I rest by a stream
And listen the while to the birds as they sing;
And if I could just play and have fun with a dare
Forget about work it's schedules and cares;
If I could just love and learn to be loved
Then I would speak of God's grace from above.

I'd ride the wings of the wind in my dreams
And leave the real world of fading things;
I'd imagine my life without pain nor sorrow
I'd create in my dreams a perfect tomorrow.
I'd remember the footprints that I saw in the sand
As I thought I was alone yet held God's Hand.

But I wake from the whisper of the dreamy night
As the yet still quiet awaits the day's plight
I must dream of tomorrow and challenge today
With "a dreamy agenda" that gets in my way.

(c) Christine Rhay 2007
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