It’s been a tough few days. This isn’t the place to pour my heart out about the whys and wherefores, but I will say that the last time I cried so many heartbroken tears was probably when I was 15 years old and hopelessly “in love” with a redcoat at Butlins (ah, Dean. Where are you now?)… actually, to be honest, I can’t remember ever feeling as broken and confused as I have these past few days.
Then last night I went for a long walk along Benone beach with a friend. We talked, I cried. [N.B. Sand sticks to tears. It is sore.] My friend sat me down on the sand amidst my self-absorbed, self-pitiful sobbing, and gestured all around us.
Look at all this. God made this. He made it all with one word! If he can do that… surely you can trust him to have everything else under control?
I looked at the dark clouds over the rolling waves, and felt the sting of the breeze on my face. I saw the sea stretch out all around me, for as far as I could see. Vast. Immeasurable. A bit overwhelming, actually – how could God notice me in the midst of all that?
The sun broke through the clouds and cast a soft glow over the people below. I can’t really explain why (which is unusual, for me!), but it seemed enough of an answer for me. I took a picture.
Whatever happens, the clouds will never be so heavy that the light can’t eventually shine through. You just have to keep looking up…
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Filed under: beach, Benone, clouds, confusion, Creation, Fear, friends, God, light, pain, sun, tears, walking
Hails – sorry for your trouble.
That was a lovely and thought provoking piece.
And – aren’t you blessed to have such a good friend as your companion from the beach?
I really am. Trying to see positives instead of negatives – you’ve pointed out another one for me! Thanks.
That’s a beautiful photograph. Someone once told me that time is so infinate that there is nothing that I’ve lived through that hasn’t already happened to someone else, and it will happen again in the future.
I don’t know why I found it comforting, but I did. I hope everything sorts itself out for you soon
That is kind of reassuring, K8. Makes life’s storms seem a bit less lonely!
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He knows you by name. He has the hairs on your head counted. He holds you by the hand and will never let you go. You are never out of Gods’ sight. He loves you! and so do I