Retreat Reflections#2...Lover and Beloved

a time of retreat with my Sisters of Light

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My lover spoke and said to me,

"Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,

And come with me. see the winter is past;

The rains are over and gone.

Flowers appear on the earth;

The season of singing has come."

~Song of Songs 2

*You have called*

*I am coming*

You see me as beautiful

You call me darling

those words quench my dry heart

For it has been too long in the sun

I don't feel beautiful

I feel worn and fat

I feel stretched and thin

I know the rains have past

and I see the flowers bloom

They put a smile on my face

And them

them I call beautiful

My darling, my beautiful one

Words that sound good to my ears

But I am feeling the differ...

Yet on the wind 

I hear your words

In the sun

I feel your warmth

In the mountains 

I see your majesty

And indeed, I will sing

I will sing for all who will hear

Your praises and stories of Your Love

I may be unkept

with branches in my hair

Dirt under my nails

And the smell of earth on my body

But I will sing

Because you Love me

And this I know

to be true

As the moon and stars

Hold space in the sky each night

As the sun

Rises in the east and sets in the west

So it is with your Love for me...

Even though

I walk through my valley of death

I fear nothing

For you walk with me

Your rod and Your staff comfort me

And I will walk with you

all the days of my life....

Even though I am feeling low

I know you are still there

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And sometimes my lovelies 

there are times 

when knowing

 just has to be enough...

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My lover spoke and said to me,

"Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,

And come with me. see the winter is past;

The rains are over and gone.

Flowers appear on the earth;

The season of singing has come."

~Song of Songs 2

Imagine God/Spirit/The Universe 

calling these words to you

How does this make you feel my lovelies?

Love and Light

ps don't worry my lovelies

it is a happy ending....stay tuned