Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Today’s text

Psalm 80:7

Restore us, O God of hosts;
   let your face shine, that we may be saved. 

Light

Too much time is spent

in darkness, not knowing,

not feeling, not overwhelmed

by this love that never turns away.

I know … you are always

turned toward us, never

looking away, but the

weight of earth’s sadness

clouds the heart and shadows

the eyes so they cannot see

and do not glisten with tears

Knowing …

You.

I savor those tears; they

are gift in my soul, light

in my eyes and heart, death

of every sadness, love

of every moment, blessing

everything and everyone

who happens by; alive,

in the circle of  Your vision,

at the center of your sight,

alive, alive, alive, finally,

born anew, saved.

Autumn sun on patio bricks,

warm under foot, the heat

of summer gone, leaves

raining from the river birch

blanketing the earth in the

wealth of summer, a carpet

of gold and brown, a world

alive and golden, kissed

by light from the Source

of every light, inviting the

heart to sit in quiet warm,

held in the Light that never

turns away  …and know.

Light is everywhere, it

seems, rays of life present

inviting our presence that

we might sit for a moment

and let it do its saving work.

Pr. David L. Miller