Treasures in Darkness

Life is beautiful amidst its sometimes chaotic ups and downs and ever
turning merry-go-rounds.
Around and around the same challenge until wisdom in the
lesson is finally found.
Revel in the everyday beauty until
new hope abounds.
The darkest times offer a chest of glimmering treasures;
obtained by crossing the swamps of pain and sorrow.
Keep walking through the swamp; it will only last until the 'morrow.
Many become stuck in the swamps of pain and sorrow and dwell there
for the entirety of life.
Abundant life, in green pastures and mountain peaks is just around the corner.
Keep going, keep traveling, feel the pain and release the sorrow.
Take my hand, I have traveled here before and know sunlight
will soon be found.
I will not ever leave you; I can not save you from the pain,
but I will feel your pain with you, cry tears with you, and hold
you until the shaking has ceased.

Isaiah 45:3 I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

The Journey

We start out in life with grand ideals and high hopes;

The roads quickly become twisted with upward slopes.

We look in the distance and determine our destination must be

Just around the bend.

Our pace has slowed as we reach what we thought

Was the final ascend.

Disillusioned when we learn what we sought was only

Dust in the wind.

The way ever extending onward; we lose focus.

What was our purpose?  

The wind and the storms delivering mighty blows

Knock us to our knees.

The failure of falling time and again

Our breath becomes labored; our cries turn to pleas.

Life demands it that we sometimes fall

If we fall forward, is what matters at all.

Don’t let past failures define who you are

If, you continue to rise you will soon reach your blazing star.

The blazing star is not found around the bend; it is

Found in the present.

In the here and now; look around and you will find

Little gifts. The laughter of a child, the scent of a flower,

The embrace of a friend, the touch of a lover. Giving to

One another life’s greatest gift called Love. Let go of the

Hurts; forgive one another, and enjoyment in every step

Of the journey will be found.