The Ascent
When there was darkness all around and within me
Could not see my own hands right in front of me
You gave me a lamp
That lamp was called Faith
Faith in how I was created and in Your Way
Faith in Your Goodness, Mercy and Lovingkindness
Faith that amidst the darkest hour of the night, the sun will rise again in the morrow
“This lamp will light your path – pick it up and walk”
I walked forward slowly and found a telephone
I looked down and saw its wires came from within me
And stretched out far away into the distance
Somehow they illuminated the darkness
They shimmered in a translucent hue
That telephone was called Prayer
“You need not walk alone, call on Me and I will always answer”
I then came across a mirror
A special kind of mirror
It’s reflection lit up the dirt all over me
Colours of crimson red, sandy yellow, brown and grey
If sin and error entered me, and yet I stand
Surely then I will still draw breath as they are experienced and passed from me
The glint of precious sapphire, emerald, ruby and diamond flickered underneath
That mirror was called humility
“Here, take My Eyes and see”
I started to thirst and found a river
It’s colours were shiny and silver
Its waters sung about You and who You are
Sung about me and who I am
That You can still see me,
Even though sometimes I cannot see you
That river was called Truth
“This is My River – drink me, wash yourself and be clean”
I wound up at an open expanse
A Golden Eagle perched itself on the cliffside next to me
It splayed its majestic wings
That Golden Eagle was called Love
“I have heard your every cry of doubt, disillusionment distress and despair
All of your unbounded longings and aspirations
To dwell in Me and in My House
You have hoped on Me, called on Me
Saw yourself how I See you,
You have drank and bathed in Me
There is such a place I have prepared
Over those mountains beyond the yonder
Now, come under my wing and together we will soar there
Free as can be”
Golden Eagle Soaring – Photo by Bryan Calk