When, instead of being gently rocked,
we’re knocked sideways by private or
global storms, it’s easy to lose our true
sense of direction and feel abandoned.
But even as we struggle, far from shore,
fearful and confused, sometimes, when
we need it most, we may detect a faint
glimmer of light near the horizon
that will not take us away from danger,
pain or darkness, but might lift us up
so that we can ride a little higher
above life’s turbulence.
As the mysterious figure was revealed
as human and moved towards us,
we remembered the Spirit who danced
over the waters at the dawn of time.