Sacred Interludes

Sep 28, 2015 By Sara in Prose Tags: God, life

The monogamy of single mindedness, the tragedy of double minds and singled hearts. I waded across the bay, and allowed myself a taste of territories beyond my conservation. It flowed into me, sweet waters in the midst of the frozen sea.

We were stranded in places without reason or care. These fleeting luxuries I could afford, these faces I fashioned in my mind, ’til they were mine. I laughed at the days for they were at my feet. Every smile and turn was supposed yet genuine, passing and forgettable. It lasted only in me.

Each feeling I treasured, and each word was a psalm. My prayers came to life as I walked on water. Kingdom came and where the stars fell, I could never know. I looked back at the fawning destruction, and felt the fire burn my eyes. It was a long time ago, and no time at all.

These figments of my imagination betrayed me with secrets. I saw them before me, glorified and worthless. It was nothingness in a time of everything. But the barrenness bore enduring fruit in this dried up heart of mine.

At last I understood, life within life. And I cherished the swan song of every sacred interlude.

Pandemonium

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The Whitened Harvest

“Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” John 4:35 It was a seven-year harvest, and we could not have known the beginning from the end. I began, steeped in dreams of publishing grandeur, a young innocent. One who never considered the(…)
A Dream I Once Had

Time and waves This stilled heart, embraced Upon the deep ocean, my voyage drew the light of stars Every day was eternal I rested in fortresses of sand, wind, and wave They carried and filled All the broken cracks in me I wondered in quiet towns that lay in dreams Waiting to wake up They(…)
Skyscrapers

I grew up in skyscrapers A divine frontier, a home in the stars Nights of warm ember, lights shine forever It was you and I In a carousel dream Childhood melds into leaves, afternoons in the sun Dappled and strong, the bird that calls Echoes down marble halls A light in my room (…)
Redemption

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The Pursuit

The Pursuit was a wonderful and new experience in my life. This was my first time attending a ministry training conference. I was in a foreign place, away from loved ones and everything I knew to be home. I’d never been to London, Ontario, and was excited for it. I did not know that a(…)
Atonement

One year fragile The heart remembers her dreams It was an age gone by When desperate desire culminated into fantasy and delirium We came true at last. I remember every emotion, every day We live in memory Each golden moment treasured in the sun I found these pieces in your eyes. These tears stain(…)