Words From A Desert Heart

“A lot of little miracles…   that aren’t usual.”This is her description…   today…      of her end-of-life journey. One day she asked me…   as I walked in the room      and she was looking         intently at the ceiling…   “Where did all the strawberries go?      They must have blown away!”Then…   another day      the journey         was “unlikeable”      because she was  …

Today   we say good-bye       to you.We celebrate your life…   we remember your love…      we hug you in prayer….We cry…   because you are no longer      here.But at the same time   we know that      always…         eternally…      you will be with us.Your bright eyes…   your contagious laugh…      your words of encouragement…         your unending hugs…            your generous heart…         your…

They were born   in the depths      of my intuition.Where everything   flows…      floats…         sways…            in harmony with               the deepest            of my desires         to love      and to protect you.Where voices   are not heard…where thoughts   are communicated      in silence…where the past…   and the present…      and the future…   blend into      one universal         eternity      that has always been   and will…

Listen…   not with your ears…      but with your heart…         for there is where      God’s language   is understood.Listen…   not to another’s words…      but to their meaning…         for there you will learn            their pain…               their fear…                  their joy…               their dreams…            their essence.Listen…   not to the continuous      chatter and noise         that tire your ears            and weary your mind…  …

I used to be a single candle in the presence of an all-dark world.You came, as a friend, with laughter and a smile, and lit up my life. You are no longer just a friend,you are the light that guides me through the day and night. When you’re gone, everything is again dark, but there…

Like the strands of a braid,   my past…      present…         and future      experiences   are woven neatly together.Friends I knew long ago   are appearing      again         in my life…            and will be               part of my future.My travels in the past   are shaping      those I am about to begin…         and will continue throughout life.My mind   my body      and my…

I forgive you.I understand   that you could not love me      the way I needed         to be loved.You could not understand me   the way I needed      to be understood.You could not console me   in my pain      the way I needed         to be consoled. In your heart   you loved me.I recognize that   and I believe that.In your…

Today You have risen…   and I awake      renewed…         happy…      full of energy.I walk to my plantation   in the forest      to harvest coffee.I begin picking   the red cherries…      realizing         I’m not       harvesting coffee…   I’m harvesting Your blessings.Each cherry that   I put in the bag      is one of the         countless blessings      that You have given me   during…