To Maureen

I saw you sweeping/floating across new land to the edge of the ocean,
far away from development (where others are dwelling).
It is rocky with sprigs of grass trying to peek through around the large boulders;
most would think its a wasteland, but it is no wasteland to you.

You have fought for this land;
paid a great price for it.
But the pain it took to get you here is no longer on your mind,
only exuberant joy radiates from you like a bright light,
arms wide, head back,
as the Wind of the Spirit wooshes around you,

for you are now a Lighthouse.

Surrounded by the continual Spirit Wind
you can see farther, and have been given the power to speak to the storm that surrounds you:
"Peace be still."

rain on me

I just finished reading the book Heaven is for Real.  If you have not heard of it, it's about a 3-year-old boy who got to visit heaven.  I was reading about how Colton, the 3-yr-old, became obsessed with rainbows after visiting heaven.

Let me back up a little, and paint a picture of what God spoke to me then.  As a Kindergarten teacher, I have been collecting drawings given to me from my students since the beginning of school.  Now, the whole wall behind my chair is covered in 5-year-old artwork.  There are many drawings of me and of Rainbows.  And there are drawings of me under Rainbows.

These were the pictures God brought to mind, but I did not fully understand what it meant so I opened my concordance and looked for the word rainbow.  I found the verses in Revelation and then found a footnote connection to Ezekiel 1:26-28:

Now above the expanse that was over their heads there was something resembling a throne, like lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a man.  Then I noticed from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him.  As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so saw the appearance of the surrounding radiance.  Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.  And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.

I know that children see so much more than we give them credit for, but could this mean that they are seeing the Glory of the LORD reflect from me?  I was so excited I wanted to right it down right away, but I kept hearing God tell me to get in the shower.  Weird, I thought, but I finally gave in, and hopped in.  

I stepped in and let the water run through my hands and I thought about when rainbows come; after live-giving rain has fallen and satisfied the earth.  Then I heard His voice remind me that I can only reflect His glory when I spend time in His presence.

I wait on You God, rain on me.