My spirituality or feelings of connection with my God come at times when I am contemplative, under stress, relaxed or are unexpected. During some of these times I find myself talking to him and even creating something in my mind. Do you know those times when words just start to form and you have to write them down, those times when you are talking out loud to yourself? Those are the times when I know I am being inspired to write. So, I write.
Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly what was going on in my life when I wrote this, but I called it 'A Psalm' for a reason. When I was first discovering my faith as a Christian, I read the Psalms A LOT! I connected to them because they are poems, song lyrics, direct messages to God. I wanted to have (and still want to have) a directed link to God. David wrote many of the psalms as his expressions of great emotions toward God. Sometimes he was angry, sometimes he doubted, sometimes he expressed deep faith and love. The overall feeling of this psalm is a desire for connection, not wanting to be left behind or forgotten. I can see a strong desire for hope and belonging. Also, I believe that I needed spiritual strengthening.
A
Psalm
Diffused
light from the bright morning star
Emanates
through a maze of frosted branches.
Fingers of
illumination pattern the blue tinted ground.
A glowing
countenance gracefully peers from beyond
Bearing a measure
of hope to my longing my soul.
Oh, light
that brings peace and love
Renew my
spirit, fill the depths of my soul!
Shine your
light in and through me.
Reveal your
truth to my hardened heart.
Shower me
with fulfillment and joy!
Do not deny a
weakened spirit.
Open a portal
to the inner sanctuary
Hardened by
disappointment and fear.
Pour out your
soothing balm to cleanse
And heal the
wounds left by an ordinary life.
Oh, mighty
and righteous giver of peace,
Wondrous
lover of needy and aching hearts,
Let your love
reign in my gasping soul,
Lift up my
wounded spirit,
Wash me clean
of all wrongdoing.
Heavy heart,
wounded and sore
Hold fast to
that one remaining thread of hope.
Don’t loose
your grip, but cling to it
As if nothing
in the world can move you.
For this is
the path to enlightenment.
Hope does not
fail, love does not leave
Peace is
never far away.
All around
are signs of faith and healing.
Open the
heart, the mind and the spirit
And all shall
enter in, together at last.
Whether you are Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, or have any other faith, we can all relate to similar spiritual needs. We want the belonging and the comfort of a faith in something greater than ourselves. I encourage you to embrace your spirituality as it relates to writing and see what you come up with when you bring the two together. Writing as an expression of yourself, for some, is the only way to write. For others, writing can be a way to escape yourself.
