a phrase
a phrase has walked across my heart this evening
a reminder
from the past
a hint
of the truth
a whisper
from the universe
a song
for the present
a vibration
of sounds and certainties
a need
from the soul
a wish
for the future
a simple phrase
you are not alone
Reader Comments (5)
So lovely. Thank you for this, it's a great start for my day.
the simplicity, the beauty, the wisdom...perfect!
Such a great reminder. There is comfort in the knowing isn't there?
OK, I know this is a too long ass quote by Martin Luther King but on those really, really dark nights when I don't just feel lonely but abandoned there is something about it that just makes me feel good. Even if you're not in to the whole God thing, there's something about the certainty of it that makes ,me hopeful and at peace with its intent: "And I discovered then that religion had to become real to me, and I had to know God for myself. And I bowed over that cup of coffee. I never will forget it .... I prayed a prayer, and I prayed out loud that night. I said, "Lord, I'm down here trying to do what's right. I think the cause that we represent is right. But Lord, I must confess that I'm weak now. I'm faltering. I'm losing my courage. And I can't let the people see me like this because if they see me weak and losing my courage they will begin to get weak. And it seemed at that moment that I could hear an inner voice saying to me, "Martin Luther, stand up for righteousness. Stand up for justice. Stand up for truth. And to I will be with you, even until the end of the world." ...I heard the voice of Jesus saying still to fight on. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone. No never alone. No never alone. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone. Almost at once my fears began to go. My uncertainty disappeared."
Beautiful. You are NOT alone. What elequent simplicity...