Inspiration



Sometimes it comes
as a gentle shake in the dark
that awakes me from my sleep:

"Wake up! It's time to think! Suppose you ...," It begins. "And
what if you…," It continues. "It will work if you do the following …," It assures me.

"I believe you're correct," I reply. "Why didn't I think of that before," I continue. "I agree;
 it will work if I did the following…," I assure myself
                                         --now fully aware that I am
                                                                                    talking to myself
                    ( or am I?)

For again it came
in broad daylight
above the canopy of the trees
through the rustling leaves
that whispered amongst each other
in a breeze that would have gone unnoticed
if it wasn't for the voice that came from it
like a ray from the sun:

"In case you're wondering …," It began. The
reason I did the following was…," It continued. "Believe
in me and I will believe in you," It assured me.

"Wow! I understand," I replied. "No one will believe me," I
continued. "But I will keep on questioning, praying, believing, and
searching," I assured myself
--now fully aware that I was
talking to myself
(or was I?)

I looked at the meadow
where the butterflies were doing aerobatics.
I looked further beyond
to the golden wheat fields
where the wheat danced in synchronized patterns
of golden lines of varying designs, which
appeared, disappeared, then reappeared in random sequences. Above
an eagle glided to the calm pulsating ballad of the water
in the stream hitting the rocks below, creating a sound that echoed up
to the mountain, which stood monumental in silent presence. But
soon from the mountains It came:

"I can be overwhelming …," It began. "But
what if you have faith in Me …!" It continued. "Seek an you will find, knock
and it will be opened to you, believe and your prayers will be answered …," It
assured me.

"Am I losing my mind?" I replied. "This type of behavior isn't
normal," I continued, "But then what is?" I assured myself
--now fully aware that I was
talking to myself
(but then again --was I?)

by First Sergeant James A. Porter


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Republican Party and Christian Values

Image
Dear Republicans, or “God-Fearing, church-going, law abiding, moral and ethical citizens, who diligently practice your faiths by living in accordance with the word of God,” have you read Matthews chapter 5 – lately? It would be helpful if you reflect on verse 7 ( Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.), verse 8 ( Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.), and verse 9 (Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.) Instead of aggressively trying to prosecute Secretary of State Hilary Clinton for emails she erased from her personal server, it will be helpful if you recall that the last Republican President (George W.) and his secretary of state were so fast asleep at the wheel that 9/11 occurred on American soil while they were snoring. Note: The Democrats or “the secular party” showed mercy while acting as peacemakers in the months and years that followed. In spite of the fact that during that time period George W. started a war in...
Read more

An Endangered Nation

Image
          I love quality debates. I love debates in which two debaters, with opposite points of views, present their arguments – each clearly and concisely articulating interesting, informative, persuasive ideas, supported by cited respected research. Oh, I love the feelings of sitting and listening to the first debater, in a cool, calm, coherent manner convincing me that his side of the argument is correct. “This is good stuff!” I find myself thinking, as his presentation sways my thoughts in his favor. I am convinced that he's going to win! His argument is so good that I cannot envision him loosing the debate.      Of course, my opinion changes a few minutes later, as I sit and listen to the second debater delivering the opposing argument. His delivery, which is as thorough, thoughtful, interesting, and persuasive as the first debater’s, pulls my thinking in the opposite direction....
Read more

One "Christian Nation" Under God?

Image
  I am always amazed by the fact that although we call ourselves  “a Christian Nation”  and we boast about the fact that we have more churches in the United States than any other country in the world, the teachings of  God , the Father, and His Son,  Christ Jesus , play minor roles in the integrity and spiritual correctness of our moral decisions. For example, it does not appear that we ask ourselves questions like  “What grade would Jesus, who knows what’s honestly is in our hearts, give us for the policy decisions we’ve just made?”  " How would God feel about the Republican Party's intentional attempt to create a health care policy that is going to result in pain, suffering, and death for millions of Americas?"    “Are our policy decisions concerning entitlements, tax cuts, voter ID laws, immigration . . . in accordance with His teachings?”  “Are we conducting ourselves in compliance with the example He modeled on Earth?"  "Ar...
Read more