in the deep stillness of prayer my soul fasts
fasting
at its heart
is turning away from what keeps me from God
two things I must leave
the walls I build around the space that was made to be God’s dwelling
and
the absurdities I keep in that space
so jealously hoarded
taking down the wall that protects the false self I have been building
all these years …
risking exposure
emptiness
loneliness
the fast is silence
ocean-deep
and
prolonged
shard by shard
the wall begins to fall
inch by inch
the space clears
and
Love lights the shadows …
in letting go is abundance
in emptying I am filled
this is not denial
but freedom
fast is feast
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