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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2011-10-31 01:43 PM

QUIVER-ACHING
26 October 2011

Paul said in his first letter to the Corinthians,
“For now we see through a glass, darkly;
but then face to face:
now I know in part;
but then shall I know even as also I am known.”

And certainly, I do see through a glass, darkly, God,
for I only understand in part
why You don’t want
him and me
to be,
only that You don’t
and I am trying
to be obedient.

OK, God,
as I send this missive
to You,
and copied to him,
I get Your point after all.
With the slightest word to him
or from him,
his melting charm
and loving touch
and handsome face
dissolve the last slivers of my resistance
into flowing honey
and my heart,
soul,
mind
and body
are again
putty
warmed in his huge, sensitive, adored and adoring hands
and that is
what You don’t want, God
because You don’t want him
to be in control of me.

I’ll try harder to resist him
and hope
that he will forgive me
and remember me
always and all ways
with love.

Goodbye, my love.

I wish you well.
I wish you all the things
that your loving, omniscient God
wishes for you.

You and your well-being
will ever be
deep in the sparkle-glass
of my innermost heart-zone
and in my quiver-prayers,
so,
if you will,
cherish in your heart
this throbbing, living love I have for you
and when you need comfort,
lean back against it
and feel the compassion and caring of its embrace,
feel its safe haven,
feel it loving and adoring you,
feel it washing away the hurts of the world
and bringing you balm,
and, when it does,
if you will,
look far away with your oceansky-eyes
and find me smiling at you,
and if you will,
smile back at me
and thus warm my aching, longing heart too.

Owl

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

1 posted 2011-10-31 03:41 PM

This went straight to my heart! Sometimes we have to show our love by letting go... and however sincere that sacrifice is and however much it's for the ultimate good, it hurts to the very bone. (((HUGS)))

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2011-10-31 04:15 PM

Yes, it does, Ruth. Thanks for the kind compassion and the hugs.

Hugs
Owl

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2011-11-01 09:11 AM

quote:
because You don’t want him
to be in control of me.

There is the God-spark in all of us and if you resist another who loves you, by definition you resist God.

As always you write with passion and express yourself with all of your heart and beauty. Usually the suffering comes from unrequited love, but though you speak of a heartmelting reciprocal love, you decide to resist it, because you feel God Himself asks to resist.

Today is All Saints comes to mind ... so many martyrs among them, so many of them who interpreted in their own way the love of God and how many failed to truly love their neighbours or to resist earthly love, unaware that they resisted God Himself. In the Gospel I have often read that no sacrifices are wanted ... only LOVE. What good comes from self-infliction of pain? More pain for sure.

You got me thinking, dear Owl. And I shared my thoughts with you, unasked yes, but compelled somehow.

Love,
Margherita

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2011-11-04 12:10 PM

Thank you for reading and commenting, Margherita.

Owl

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