Don't Be A Ghost...

This is the voice I woke to -

in an ever-present cycle…

which -

is usually my indication from the Holy Spirit -

that there is a prayer

And

Fortunately for me, His patience is unbound,

and the message waits -

but it doesn’t stop -

it lingers, floats, drips, and tussles until it has my focus

my divine and undivided attention,

Yes.

And so now, 4 hours after waking I am tuning into

Don’t be a ghost…

that former version of yourself, the survivor of dust

the settling of air

the quiet tiptoe of a life

unlived

un-breathed

and

Don’t be a ghost

a shell of a person

a facade

an empty vessel

because nothing can be taken

nothing is lost

all is ….

all IS

Take the scars

root in the wounds

be the gardener

of your soul

tend

dwell

Just

Don’t be a ghost

It’s not fear that captures us

or doubt that blinds us

its absence

the ambiguous withdrawal

The notes are settling

the tides returning

the message ceasing

Don’t be a ghost….

Amen.