11/21/2017

Darkness into Light

Current Reflection

Looking at where one has gone and come from

Looking at where you are this moment

Allows for the Light to shine so very brightly

From seeing God’s animals huge and small up close and personal

Two and four legged whether in Africa, Europe, Hawaii or Kansas

A smile creeps inevitably on your person

A warmth begins to build within as you remember and gasp

So much you have seen with your own eyes

So much you have felt with your own body

The reality of hope become real and joy dreamed about

A sun setting in Puerto Rico, Hawaii and fire roaring into the ocean

A grand elephant so close you could reach out touch and be touched

The beauty of a grand home that withstood immense darkness and somehow survived

Standing in the green glow of tall towering very old trees, barely seeing sunlight

Stately horses looking at you and wondering what you are doing in their presence

On the top of a hill mountain looking down on God’s Creations

You wanting to scream your love and joy at being there

Sharing each and every moment with the one God gave you to love and be loved by

And oh, the flowers you have seen and touched and sensed

Opening, closing, beginning, fully bloomed, and gloriously dying

This takes my breath away and reflects what I hope somehow my life is

This is Light in the fullness of God!

Watching a grandchild as she begins her new life full of hope, untamed and brave

Knowing she will face darkness and praying it not be as dark as yours has been

Praying she will find her way to light through You and someone to love and to be loved by

Coming back to flowers of all colors, shapes, size and smells

Thinking about how in darkness flowers often were the gift that lifted you

Thinking about living in an old age where you can only remember the strength

Strength that allowed you to escape the deep darkness of most of your life

The Love of your wife, your God and the glory they bestowed upon you

This was a year of heaven on earth and I cry tears of thankfulness

My being has trouble allowing me to express what this time has meant

There is no way to eliminate the darkness that plagued your life

Still this year has really been somewhat Perfect Light and oh how I thank God for it!

There is Light and we are that Light embraced

None of us have any idea what the next moment will bring

There is Light this year and this moment

Thank You!

John Flakes