by Kathy Burrus
There is a sacred space
Between life and death
Hope and doubt
Faith and fear
A space that leaves you feeling as if each foot is in a different world
And the whirling of emotions leaves you either paralyzed in or running
To or from, in or out
It sometimes doesn’t matter
You find yourself wrestling in a moment of crisis
Will I
won’t I
Could I
Did I
Why
Why not
This moment is the sacred space
Will I believe in the darkness what I knew to be true in the light
Will I embrace faith-
Even the teeny tiny mustard seed sized faith
and see God big enough
In this space
In this place
At this time
In this moment.
Sacred, holy space
Between the world around me and the world beyond that
Heaven touching earth
Not like I imagined
But sacred, holy space
I’ve seen it
Known it
Listened to it
Avoided it
Run from it
Chosen it
Been filled by it
Sacred, holy space
Today is a sacred holy day
I’ve stayed between the two worlds
Making excuses in the one
Fearful that I missed the mark
Again
Doubting that I have what it takes
Again
Distracted by the nonessential
Again
Then just out of pure obedience
I did what I knew to do in the other
I got up
Got dressed
Put on my makeup and did my hair
Went to my office
To my favorite chair
And went to the ‘other world’
A world where being is more important than doing
And seeing and hearing more important
Than writing and coaching
Heaven touching earth
The holy touching the unholy
Sacred, holy space
Yes, this is where transformation occurs
This is where peace and joy and love are found
This is where my faith takes roots
and hope gives wings
I step over in this sacred holy space
I choose to be
I choose to know the Living One
I choose to remember all of His deeds
Not just in my life
But in all of life
Sacred, holy space
Everything changes
Not my circumstances
Or my relationships
Or my past
Or my pain
But me
Everything about the way I see
The circumstances & relationships
Past and pain
My perspective changes
I change!
I see Him!
And see that He sees me!
That has made all the difference!
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What does your sacred space look like today?
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