The Atmosphere Was Only Endless Love

I awoke on the river bank to find the Spirit dancing upon the waters. My heart raced as He invited me to join Him. Eyes ablaze, my heart traced His swirls and bubbles as they soared in and out and over the misty deep.

The atmosphere was only Endless Love.

He serenaded me with Light. His presence lifted me above the rapids and into the sprays. As He spun me around, the centrifugal force of His Love pulled me closer and closer.

“Be free my daughter”, He declared… in a sound I could see and in a color I could hear.

Instantly something like scales fell from my eyes, revealing a billion shades of yellow surrounding me. My pains and my stains dissolved as he baptized me in the Shekinah mist.

In that moment I knew not whether I was alone with Him or surrounded by a billion witnesses. I realized freedom does not take attendance.

I closed my eyes as The Spirit whispered:

“Delight in me, my daughter, and you will find

that the secret dreams in your heart

have always been mine.”

I felt the light pierce me and a warmth rush through me.

When I opened my eyes, the Great Light no longer surrounded me and the waters were completely still.

In the stillness I remained full of joy and full of wonder.

Patient… Trusting.

The slow, incoming tide finally approached my feet. As it did, I looked down upon the glassy water and saw a single light looking back up at me.

I immediately began dancing again in the shallow waters, as the light moved in unison.

My being beamed.
I sensed I was returning.
I was becoming.

The Great Light had not gone away from me, but had only drawn closer.

So close I no longer cast a shadow…

And I realized I was finally home.