GENTLE REMINDER
Great sadness engulfed me, an overwhelming cloud of sorrow hung over me, disconnecting me from the joys of life,
ridding my thoughts of the essence of being.
It had become impossible to stay optimistic, happiness was a feeling I had no access to. Anxiety robbed me; left me empty.
I fell victim to anger, stripping myself of all hope, I became a captive to negativity.
I dreamt of my escape from these streams of sorrow.
When it felt like my thoughts would drown me, ‘Light’ found me in the nick of time, Illuminated my darkened soul, opened my eyes to the peace Christ gives. On days when I felt incapable or insufficient,
I drew strength from the assurance that He’s with me all the time. I am the Maker’s Beloved, a beautiful flower in bloom.
When chaos struck again, The Holy Spirit whispered to my weary heart, ‘’Look to the heavens, true rest is found only in Jesus’’.
That alone, was all the help I needed.
From then on, the choice lay within me,
To go through life slowly or restrict myself with fear. I chose the better path and spread daily.
Whenever I felt burdened with worry,
I paused to lay everything at the foot of the Cross, And went about living purposefully,
Revelling in the bountiful goodness of the Father.
I remind myself constantly that I am all but a vessel,
A channel through which the Creator expresses his unending love.
I am the Image of God.