indeed a promise

there is indeed

a promise made

a covenant held

even if our minds

squint to see

God is no less 

God when we can't 

feel Him

as we struggle

to grasp what we

cannot know

but choose over

all, to believe

we watched the rainbow

fade, cameras

trying to capture

fleeting beauty

as the rains returned

this... left behind

Tuesday came

with a good steady rain

leaving behind

covenant promise

stretched across His heavens

Yes, I love you

yes, I remember you

ever and always

 

below the waves

what if I let go

dropped the reins

took my hands off the wheel

stopped fighting to row or swim against the current

and allowed God to take me downstream?

what if?

could I catch my breath

ease into the flow, relax into His hand?

how much energy am I wasting

trying to keep my head above the water?

while Jesus whispers, again and again

come with me, deeper

even below the waves

I'm here to hold you

and keep you safe

and just when you think

there is no air

breathe in Me

I have been writing here

through a scattering of thunderstorms

blowing in and out, shifting light and dark

and then a rainbow, as if He is saying

remember My promises

all of them

breathing in the whitespace with Bonnie