Walfrido GarciaBlack sea at midnight
Your waves are so inviting
Swirling stillness all around
Where dark thoughts are hiding.
Ensconced in royal velvet
Whispers in the night
Drink the cup of painless death
And it will be alright.
Oh my beautiful dark sea
And diamond studded sky
Your quiet strength reminds me
What, oh God, am I?
Sadness of the soul....we've all been there. I wrote this poem one night at the beach, with all of these thoughts swirling around in my head. I wanted to walk out into the black sea and never come back. But as the dark waves splashed on my feet, it felt like God had just poured Himself over me. And I knew then that walking out into the waves could only engulf me in God's love. God was the water. God was the smathering of stars in the sky, and God was the big bright moon rippling stoically along the capped waves. All I needed the whole time, the answer to my angst, was more of God. Are you in that lonely place? Let God wash you in His Love...
"Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
If I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
If I settle on the far side of the sea,
Even there your hand will guide me,
Your right hand will hold me fast." (Ps 139:7-10)
