Perspective

The morning sun spills through my window
Casting golden fingers across the room
Gently prying at my eyelids as if to wake me
I lie still, beneath the weight of another day
Eyes closed, then pressed tightly shut
As if, in the darkness, I might delay the world a little longer

The Light insists, unbothered by my resistance
A silent reminder that time moves forward
Whether I’m ready or not

Thoughts drift in my mind like slow-moving clouds
Heavy and quiet
I trace them without meaning to
Memories, doubts, ideas, longings
The echo of yesterday’s unfinished exchanges

Somewhere outside, life stirs in its vigor and vitality
A bird calls, a car hums past
A breeze tugs gently at my curtains like a whisper
But in here, it’s just me
And the dull ache of being a human in a sinful world
In the moment suspended between sleep and surrender

Yet in that stillness, I begin to feel HIM
The good, quiet presence of YAHWEH
Closer than the breath that I breathe
Not loud or demanding, but steady and sure
Present and Holy

Like the light filtering through broken blinds
The Grace of my GOD slips in 
Always welcomed and illuminating
Even in the parts of me I try to hide

My room feels different now
There’s a divine comfort in this fragile space
A prepossessing and sacred Spirit obliges
No masks. No expectations yet…
Just The Breath Of Life
Even here, reminding me that I am not alone

The warmth of my skin 
No longer feels intrusive, but gentle
Like my FATHER’S Hand Resting on my shoulder

HIS Mercies are new
Not only in theory, but here and now
Wrapped in the Golden Light of Faith, Hope and Love
And in Truth, that is enough for me

The sun climbs higher
Patient and warm
And though I resist, every part of me knows that
Eventually, I will rise
Not because the world demands it
But because YAHWEH Is with me, in it

And HE
In HIS Gentle Mercy
Has brought me to a graceful ending
Not as a closing
But as a sacred unfolding

Renewing the dawn of a beautiful beginning
More radiant than the one before
In the Light of this new day and time