A gentle breeze …

A reflection on nearness, resistance, and the strange human tendency to cling to what distances us from the One we most deeply seek.

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I felt Your nearness like a gentle breeze,
stirring the curtains of my heart.

For a fleeting moment
the veil was lifted,
and nothing was sweeter
than Your Presence.

Now I drift upon the sea,
lost without You,
yet still I struggle to surrender.

I resist the tide
and cling desperately
to all that keeps me distant from You.

Would a fish fear drowning?

I am astonished by my own foolishness,
yet still I persist.

Without Your support
I cannot even seek Your support.

O Lord —
open the way for me.
Make easy my path.
Remove from me
all that stands between my heart
and You.

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