The Reflective Rim of Paradise

My heart is filled with longing... Longing to hear Araella's music and her laughter. Longing to hear God's voice. And my heart is filled with love. For you. For each person who has held me in a prayer. For each person who shares my love for Rae ♡

Tonight I read Ecclesiastes 💛 In school, I am teaching 6th graders to write poetry 😊 I suppose this reflection is a collision of The Word and an attempt to practice what I teach.

"The Reflective Rim of Paradise"

It is written that

 Life is vanity

A mist

Filled with works

And pleasures

Light 

And darkness

It is written that 

Nothing changes

And chasing wind persists

It is written that

There is a time for everything

Even being forgotten

It is written that 

Eternity is in the heart

And numbered days are a gift

It is written that

Life is a shadow

Shifting between

Rebuke

Laughter

Folly

Wisdom

And seeking the Sun

So as to shine

But of finding only the silver lining 

The transient

Reflective rim

Of Paradise

It is written that

Dust returns to earth 

And that Life returns to God

Who gave it

For it is written that

In the beginning 

God breathed life into dust

The exhaled gift of God

Chased

Surrendered

And followed anew

Beyond the reflective rim

To Paradise

I love you.