Seeing

 

Somewhere Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

There lies, deep within

the human heart -- yours,

mine, and everyone else's --

a vision and desire

for how life is supposed

to be lived;

images of connection

without coercion,

dreams of enough

without competition,

hunger for community

without uniformity,

thirst for intimacy

without betrayal,

hope for understanding

without judgment,

longing for love

without condition.

All this is within us;

divine spark planted

before we were born.

There is but one impediment

to our bringing this vision

to life: fear.

Fear is a liar.

That is why so many stories

of divine encounter begin

with the holy plea,

"Fear not!"

Now is the time for us

to live from the deep places;

to rise up to the grace

for which we were created.

© 2015 Todd Jenkins